Isaiah 5:1-3

New Century Version

Israel, the Lord’s Vineyard

5 Now I will sing for my friend a song about his vineyard.
My friend had a vineyard
    on a hill with very rich soil.
²He dug and cleared the field of stones
    and planted the best grapevines there.
He built a tower in the middle of it
    and cut out a winepress as well.
He hoped good grapes would grow there,
    but only bad ones grew.

³My friend says, “You people living in Jerusalem,
and you people of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.

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Isaiah 5:1-3

New International Version

The Song of the Vineyard

5 I will sing for the one I love
    a song about his vineyard:^(A)
My loved one had a vineyard
    on a fertile hillside.
²He dug it up and cleared it of stones
    and planted it with the choicest vines.^(B)
He built a watchtower^(C) in it
    and cut out a winepress^(D) as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
    but it yielded only bad fruit.^(E)