Isaiah 5:7
5 Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.
6 I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
9 I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
- KJV
- For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
- WEB
- For the vineyard of the LORD of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression, for righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
- ASV
- For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.
- DARBY
- For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his delight: and he looked for justice, and behold, blood-shedding; for righteousness, and behold, a cry.
- BLB
- For the vineyard of YHWH of Hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah [are] the plant of His delight; and He looked for justice, and behold, bloodshed—for righteousness, and behold, outcry.
- ÅB
- For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vingård er Israels hus, og Judas menn hans kjæreste plantning; og han ventet rett, men se, der er blodsutgydelse; han ventet rettferdighet, men se, der er skrik.
- OTB
- For Herrens Allmektiges vingård er Israels hus, og Judas folk er de vinstokker han gledet seg over. Han ventet rettferdighet, men så blodutgytelse; rettferdighet, men hørte skrik av nød.
- B1930
- For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vingård er Israels hus, og Judas menn hans kjæreste plantning; og han ventet rett, men se, der er blodsutgydelse; han ventet rettferdighet, men se, der er skrik.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 80:8–11
You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
Read in contextMatthew 3:8–10
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Read in contextJeremiah 12:10
Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
Read in contextJames 5:4
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Read in contextZechariah 7:9–14
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Read in contextProverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Read in contextPsalms 147:11
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Read in contextMicah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
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