Dual Panel1Let me sing<7891> now<4994> for my well-beloved<3039> A song<7892> of my beloved<1730> concerning His vineyard<3754>. My well-beloved<3039> had<1961> a vineyard<3754> on a fertile<1121><8081> hill<7161>.
2He dug<5823> it all around<5823>, removed<5619> its stones<5619>, And planted<5193> it with the choicest<8321> vine<8321>. And He built<1129> a tower<4026> in the middle<8432> of it And also<1571> hewed<2672> out a wine<3342> vat<3342> in it; Then He expected<6960> it to produce<6213> good grapes<6025>, But it produced<6213> only worthless<891> ones<891>.
3"And now<6258>, O inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389> and men<376> of Judah<3063>, Judge<8199> between<996> Me and My vineyard<3754>.
4"What<4100> more<5750> was there to do<6213> for My vineyard<3754> that I have not done<6213> in it? Why<4069>, when I expected<6960> it to produce<6213> good grapes<6025> did it produce<6213> worthless<891> ones<891>?
5"So now<6258> let Me tell<3045> you what<834> I am going to do<6213> to My vineyard<3754>: I will remove<5493> its hedge<4905> and it will be consumed<1197>; I will break<6555> down<6555> its wall<1447> and it will become<1961> trampled<4823> ground<4823>.
6"I will lay<7896> it waste<1326>; It will not be pruned<2168> or hoed<5737>, But briars<8068> and thorns<7898> will come<5927> up. I will also charge<6680> the clouds<5645> to rain<4305> no<4480> rain<4306> on it."
7For the vineyard<3754> of the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> is the house<1004> of Israel<3478> And the men<376> of Judah<3063> His delightful<8191> plant<5194>. Thus He looked<6960> for justice<4941>, but behold<2009>, bloodshed<4939>; For righteousness<6666>, but behold<2009>, a cry<6818> of distress<6818>.
8Woe<1945> to those who add<5060> house<1004> to house<1004> and join<7126> field<7704> to field<7704>, Until<5704> there is no<657> more<657> room<4725>, So that you have to live<3427> alone<905> in the midst<7130> of the land<776>!
9In my ears<241> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> has sworn, "Surely<518><3808>, many<7227> houses<1004> shall become<1961> desolate<8047>, Even great<1419> and fine<2896> ones<2896>, without<369> occupants<3427>.
10"For ten<6235> acres<6776> of vineyard<3754> will yield<6213> only one<259> bath<1324> of wine, And a homer<2563> of seed<2233> will yield<6213> but an ephah<374> of grain."
11Woe<1945> to those who rise<7925> early<7925> in the morning<1242> that they may pursue<7291> strong<7941> drink<7941>, Who stay<309> up late<309> in the evening<5399> that wine<3196> may inflame<1814> them!
12Their banquets<4960> are accompanied by lyre<3658> and harp<5035>, by tambourine<8596> and flute<2485>, and by wine<3196>; But they do not pay<5027> attention<5027> to the deeds<6467> of the LORD<3068>, Nor<3808> do they consider<7200> the work<4639> of His hands<3027>.
13Therefore<3651> My people<5971> go<1540> into exile<1540> for their lack<1097> of knowledge<1847>; And their honorable<3519> men<4962> are famished<7458>, And their multitude<1995> is parched<6704> with thirst<6772>.
14Therefore<3651> Sheol<7585> has enlarged<7337> its throat<5315> and opened<6473> its mouth<6310> without<1097> measure<2706>; And Jerusalem's splendor<1926>, her multitude<1995>, her din<7588> of revelry and the jubilant<5938> within her, descend<3381> into it.
15So the common man<120> will be humbled<7817> and the man<376> of importance abased<8213>, The eyes<5869> of the proud<1364> also will be abased<8213>.
16But the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> will be exalted<1361> in judgment<4941>, And the holy<6918> God<410> will show<6942> Himself holy<6942> in righteousness<6666>.
17Then the lambs<3532> will graze<7462> as in their pasture<1699>, And strangers<1481> will eat<398> in the waste<2723> places<2723> of the wealthy<4220>.
18Woe<1945> to those who drag<4900> iniquity<5771> with the cords<2256> of falsehood<7723>, And sin<2403> as if with cart<5699> ropes<5688>;
19Who say<559>, "Let Him make<4116> speed<4116>, let Him hasten<2363> His work<4639>, that we may see<7200> it; And let the purpose<6098> of the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478> draw<7126> near<7126> And come<935> to pass<935>, that we may know<3045> it!"
20Woe<1945> to those who call<559> evil<7451> good<2896>, and good<2896> evil<7451>; Who substitute<7760> darkness<2822> for light<216> and light<216> for darkness<2822>; Who substitute<7760> bitter<4751> for sweet<4966> and sweet<4966> for bitter<4751>!
21Woe<1945> to those who<2450> are wise<2450> in their own eyes<5869> And clever<995> in their own sight<5048><6440>!
22Woe<1945> to those who are heroes<1368> in drinking<8354> wine<3196> And valiant<2428> men<376> in mixing<4537> strong<7941> drink<7941>,
23Who justify<6663> the wicked<7563> for a bribe<7810>, And take<5493> away<5493> the rights<6666> of the ones who<6662> are in the right<6662>!
24Therefore<3651>, as a tongue<3956> of fire<784> consumes<398> stubble<7179> And dry<2842> grass<2842> collapses<7503> into the flame<3852>, So their root<8328> will become<1961> like rot<4716> and their blossom<6525> blow<5927> away<5927> as dust<80>; For they have rejected<3988> the law<8451> of the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> And despised<5006> the word<565> of the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478>.
25On this<3651> account<3651> the anger<639> of the LORD<3068> has burned<2734> against His people<5971>, And He has stretched<5186> out His hand<3027> against<5921> them and struck<5221> them down<5221>. And the mountains<2022> quaked<7264>, and their corpses<5038> lay<1961> like refuse<5478> in the middle<7130> of the streets<2351>. For all<3605> this<384> His anger<639> is not spent<7725>, But His hand<3027> is still<5750> stretched<5186> out.
26He will also lift<5375> up a standard<5251> to the distant<7350> nation<1471>, And will whistle<8319> for it from the ends<7097> of the earth<776>; And behold<2009>, it will come<935> with speed<4120> swiftly<7031>.
27No<369> one<369> in it is weary<5889> or stumbles<3782>, None<3808> slumbers<5123> or sleeps<3462>; Nor<3808> is the belt<232> at its waist<2504> undone<6605>, Nor<3808> its sandal<5275> strap<8288> broken<5423>.
28Its arrows<2671> are sharp<8150> and all<3605> its bows<7198> are bent<1869>; The hoofs<6541> of its horses<5483> seem<2803> like flint<6862> and its chariot wheels<1534> like a whirlwind<5492>.
29Its roaring<7581> is like a lioness<3833>, and it roars<7580> like young<3715> lions<3715>; It growls<5098> as it seizes<270> the prey<2964> And carries<6403> it off<6403> with no<369> one<369> to deliver<5337> it.
30And it will growl<5098> over<5921> it in that day<3117> like the roaring<5100> of the sea<3220>. If one looks<5027> to the land<776>, behold<2009>, there is darkness<2822> and distress<6862>; Even the light<216> is darkened<2821> by its clouds<6183>.