He dug it all around, cleared it of stones,
And planted it with [a]the (A)choicest vine.
And He built a tower in the middle of it,
And also carved out a [b]wine vat in it;
Then He (B)expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only [c]worthless ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:2 Lit a bright red grape
  2. Isaiah 5:2 Or wine press
  3. Isaiah 5:2 Or unripe

וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּ וַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙ שֹׂרֵ֔ק וַיִּ֤בֶן מִגְדָּל֙ בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ וְגַם־יֶ֖קֶב חָצֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ וַיְקַ֛ו לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עֲנָבִ֖ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃

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