Isaiah 5:1-7

The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed

1 Let me sing for my beloved
my love song concerning his vineyard:
My beloved had v a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones,
and planted it with w choice vines;
he built a watchtower in the midst of it,
and hewed out a wine vat in it;
and x he looked for it to yield grapes,
but it yielded wild grapes.

3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
 4 y What more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
x 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 z its hedge,
and it shall be devoured; 1
a 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 b briers and thorns shall grow up;
c I will also command the clouds
that they rain no rain upon it.

7 d 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; 2
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry! 3

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 80:8
    You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
    Matthew 21:33
    Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
    Mark 12:1
    And he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country.
    Luke 20:9
    And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.
    Hosea 9:10
    Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your fathers. But they came to Baal-peor and consecrated themselves to the thing of shame, and became detestable like the thing they loved.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 2:21
    Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine?
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 21:19
    And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And the fig tree withered at once.
    Mark 11:13
    And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
    Luke 13:6
    And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
  4. Cross References
    Micah 6:3 - 4
    O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:2
    He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:10
    Go up through her vine rows and destroy, but make not a full end; strip away her branches, for they are not the Lord 's.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 80:12
    Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
    Proverbs 24:31
    And behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 7:23 - 25
    In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns.
  9. Cross References
    1 Kings 17:1
    Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
    Jeremiah 14:1
    The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
    Jeremiah 14:22
    Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 3:14
    The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
    Psalms 80:8 - 11
    You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
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