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He plowed its land[a] and cleared it of stones.
    Then he planted it with the choicest vines,
built a watchtower in the middle of it,
    and dug a wine vat in it;
He expected[b] it to produce good[c] grapes,
    but it produced only wild ones.”[d]

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  1. Isaiah 5:2 1QIsaa MT lack its land
  2. Isaiah 5:2 Or waited for
  3. Isaiah 5:2 1QIsaa MT lack good
  4. Isaiah 5:2 I.e. grapes unsuitable for wine making

The Parable about the Tenant Farmers(A)

33 “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a wall around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

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The Parable about the Tenant Farmers(A)

12 Then Jesus[a] began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:1 Lit. he