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The vineyard that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the house of Israel. The grapevine, the plant he loves, is the man of Judah.[a]

The Lord hoped for justice,
    but there was only killing.
He hoped for fairness,
    but there were only cries from people being treated badly.

Look at you people! You join houses to houses and fields to fields until there is no room for anyone else. But when the punishment comes, you will be forced to live alone. You will be the only people in the whole land. I heard the Lord All-Powerful make this oath: “I swear, all these houses will be destroyed. These big, fancy houses will be empty.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:7 man of Judah This could mean either “the king of Judah” or simply, “people of Judah.”

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