4 What more could have been done to My vineyard
That I have not done in ait?
Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes,
Did it bring forth wild grapes?
That I have not done in ait?
Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes,
Did it bring forth wild grapes?
5 And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard:
aI will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned;
And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.
aI will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned;
And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.
6 I will lay it awaste;
It shall not be pruned or1 dug,
But there shall come up briers and bthorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”
It shall not be pruned or1 dug,
But there shall come up briers and bthorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold,1 a cry for help.
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold,1 a cry for help.
Impending Judgment on Excesses
8 Woe to those who1 join ahouse to house;
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
9 aIn my hearing the Lord of hosts said,
“Truly, many houses shall be desolate,
Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.
“Truly, many houses shall be desolate,
Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.
11 aWoe to those who rise early in the morning,
That they may1 follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
That they may1 follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
12 aThe harp and the strings,
The tambourine and flute,
And wine are in their feasts;
But bthey do not regard the work of the Lord,
Nor consider the operation of His hands.
The tambourine and flute,
And wine are in their feasts;
But bthey do not regard the work of the Lord,
Nor consider the operation of His hands.
13 aTherefore my people have gone into captivity,
Because they have no bknowledge;
Their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude dried up with thirst.
Because they have no bknowledge;
Their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude dried up with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself
And opened its mouth beyond measure;
Their glory and their multitude and their pomp,
And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
And opened its mouth beyond measure;
Their glory and their multitude and their pomp,
And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
15 People shall be brought down,
aEach man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
aEach man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
16 But the Lord of hosts shall be aexalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture,
And in the waste places of athe fat ones strangers shall eat.
And in the waste places of athe fat ones strangers shall eat.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Isaiah 5:5:
Break {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Hedge {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Let {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Take {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Tell {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Wall {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wall {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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