“And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,
(A)Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.
What more could have been done to My vineyard
That I have not done in (B)it?
Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes,
Did it bring forth wild grapes?
And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard:
(C)I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned;
And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.
I will lay it (D)waste;
It shall not be pruned or [a]dug,
But there shall come up briers and (E)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:6 hoed

“And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah,
(A)Judge between Me and My vineyard.
(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?
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.
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.”

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  1. Isaiah 5:4 Lit and I have not done
  2. Isaiah 5:4 Or unripe

“Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah,
    judge between me and my vineyard.(A)
What more could have been done for my vineyard
    than I have done for it?(B)
When I looked for good grapes,
    why did it yield only bad?(C)
Now I will tell you
    what I am going to do to my vineyard:
I will take away its hedge,
    and it will be destroyed;(D)
I will break down its wall,(E)
    and it will be trampled.(F)
I will make it a wasteland,(G)
    neither pruned nor cultivated,
    and briers and thorns(H) will grow there.
I will command the clouds
    not to rain(I) on it.”

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