Now I will tell you
what I am about to do to My vineyard:
I will remove its hedge,(A)
and it will be consumed;
I will tear down its wall,(B)
and it will be trampled.
I will make it a wasteland.(C)
It will not be pruned or weeded;
thorns and briers will grow up.(D)
I will also give orders to the clouds
that rain should not fall on it.
For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts
is the house of Israel,(E)
and the men[a] of Judah,
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:7 Lit man

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;(A)
I will break down its wall,(B)
    and it will be trampled.(C)
I will make it a wasteland,(D)
    neither pruned nor cultivated,
    and briers and thorns(E) will grow there.
I will command the clouds
    not to rain(F) on it.”

The vineyard(G) of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice,(H) but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness,(I) but heard cries of distress.(J)

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