Isaiah 5:1-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Song of the Vineyard

5 I will sing about the one I love,
a song about my loved one’s vineyard:^(A)
The one I love had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
²He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones,
and planted it with the finest vines.^(B)
He built a tower in the middle of it
and even dug out a winepress there.
He expected^(C) it to yield good grapes,
but it yielded worthless grapes.^(D)

³So now, residents of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
please judge between Me
and My vineyard.
⁴What more could I have done for My vineyard
than I did?^(E)
Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes,
did it yield worthless grapes?
⁵Now I will tell you
what I am about to do to My vineyard:
I will remove its hedge,^(F)
and it will be consumed;
I will tear down its wall,^(G)
and it will be trampled.
⁶I will make it a wasteland.^(H)
It will not be pruned or weeded;
thorns and briers will grow up.^(I)
I will also give orders to the clouds
that rain should not fall on it.
⁷For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts
is the house of Israel,^(J)
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.