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Chapter 5

The Song of the Vineyard[a]

Now let me sing for my beloved
    the song of my friend concerning his vineyard.
My beloved had a vineyard
    on a fertile hillside.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:1 The image of the beloved vineyard that is ravaged is often used by the prophets (Jer 2:21; Ezek 15:1-8; etc.). Jesus, too, will like this comparison (Mt 21:33-34) and will describe himself as the true vine whose branches will be tended by the vinedresser, his Father (Jn 15).