Isaiah 5:3-7
New American Standard Bible
3 “And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah,
(A)Judge between Me and My vineyard.
4 (B)What more was there to do for My vineyard [a]that I have not done in it?
Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce [b]worthless ones?
5 So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:
I will (C)remove its hedge and it will be consumed;
I will (D)break down its wall and it will become (E)trampled ground.
6 I will (F)lay it waste;
It will not be pruned nor hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also command the clouds not to (G)rain on it.”
7 For the (H)vineyard of the Lord of armies is the house of Israel,
And the people of Judah are His delightful plant.
So He waited for justice, but behold, there was (I)bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:4 Lit and I have not done
- Isaiah 5:4 Or unripe
Isaiah 5:3-7
King James Version
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
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Isaiah 5:3-7
English Standard Version
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
4 (A)What more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
(B)When I looked for it to yield grapes,
why did it yield wild grapes?
5 And now I will tell you
what I will do to my vineyard.
I will remove (C)its hedge,
and it shall be devoured;[a]
(D)I will break down its wall,
and it shall be trampled down.
6 I will make it a waste;
it shall not be pruned or hoed,
and (E)briers and thorns shall grow up;
(F)I will also command the clouds
that they rain no rain upon it.
7 (G)For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed;[b]
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry![c]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:5 Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike
Isaiah 5:3-7
Contemporary English Version
3 Listen, people of Jerusalem
and of Judah!
You be the judge of me
and my vineyard.
4 What more could I have done
for my vineyard?
I hoped for sweet grapes,
but bitter grapes
were all that grew.
5 Now I will let you know
what I am going to do.
I will cut down the hedge
and tear down the wall.
My vineyard will be trampled
and left in ruins.
6 It will turn into a desert,
neither pruned nor hoed;
it will be covered
with thorns and briars.
I will command the clouds
not to send rain.
7 I am the Lord All-Powerful!
Israel is the vineyard,
and Judah is the garden
I tended with care.
I had hoped for honesty
and for justice,
but dishonesty
and cries for mercy
were all I found.
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