Isaiah 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Parable of the Vineyard

1 Let me sing ^H7891 now ^H4994 for my beloved ^H3039

A song ^H7892 of my beloved ^H1730 about His vineyard ^H3754.

My beloved ^H3039 had ^H1961 a vineyard ^H3754 on [fn]a fertile ^H1121 H8081 hill ^H7161.

2 He dug ^H5823 it all ^H5823 around ^H5823, cleared ^H5619 it of ^H5619 stones ^H5619,

And planted ^H5193 it with [fn]the choicest ^H8321 vine ^H8321.

And He built ^H1129 a tower ^H4026 in the middle ^H8432 of it,

And also ^H1571 carved ^H2672 out ^H2672 a [fn]wine ^H3342 vat ^H3342 in it;

Then He expected ^H6960 it to produce ^H6213 good grapes ^H6025,

But it produced ^H6213 only [fn]worthless ^H891 ones ^H891.

3 “And now ^H6258, you inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 and people ^H376 of Judah ^H3063,

Judge ^H8199 between ^H996 Me and My vineyard ^H3754.

4 “What ^H4100 more ^H5750 was there to do ^H6213 for My vineyard ^H3754 [fn]that I have not done ^H6213 in it?

Why ^H4069, when I expected ^H6960 it to produce ^H6213 good grapes ^H6025 did it produce ^H6213 [fn]worthless ^H891 ones ^H891?

5 “So now ^H6258 let Me tell ^H3045 you what ^H834 I am going to do ^H6213 to My vineyard ^H3754:

I will remove ^H5493 its hedge ^H4881 and it will be consumed ^H1197;

I will break ^H6555 down ^H6555 its wall ^H1447 and it will become ^H1961 trampled ^H4823 ground ^H4823.

6 “I will lay ^H7896 it waste ^H1326;

It will not be pruned ^H2168 nor hoed ^H5737,

But briars ^H8068 and thorns ^H7898 will come ^H5927 up ^H5927.

I will also command ^H6680 the clouds ^H5645 not to rain ^H4305 H4306 on it.”

7 For the vineyard ^H3754 of the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 is the house ^H1004 of Israel ^H3478,

And the people ^H376 of Judah ^H3063 are His delightful ^H8191 plant ^H5194.

So He waited ^H6960 for justice ^H4941, but behold ^H2009, there was bloodshed ^H4939;

For righteousness ^H6666, but behold ^H2009, a cry ^H6818 for ^H6818 help ^H6818.

Woes for the Wicked

8 Woe ^H1945 to those who attach ^H5060 house ^H1004 to house ^H1004 and join ^H7126 field ^H7704 to field ^H7704,

Until ^H5704 there is no ^H657 more ^H657 room ^H4725,

And you alone ^H905 are a landowner ^H3427 in the midst ^H7130 of the land ^H776!

9 In my ears ^H241 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 has sworn, “Many ^H7227 houses ^H1004 shall certainly ^H518 H3808 become ^H1961 desolate ^H8047,

Even great ^H1419 and fine ^H2896 ones ^H2896, without ^H369 occupants ^H3427.

10 “For ten ^H6235 acres ^H6776 of vineyard ^H3754 will yield ^H6213 only one ^H259 [fn]bath ^H1324 of wine,

And a [fn]homer ^H2563 of seed ^H2233 will yield ^H6213 only an [fn]ephah ^H374 of grain.”

11 Woe ^H1945 to those who rise ^H7925 early ^H7925 in the morning ^H1242 so that they may pursue ^H7291 intoxicating ^H7941 drink ^H7941,

Who stay ^H309 up ^H309 late ^H309 in the evening ^H5399 so that wine ^H3196 may inflame ^H1814 them!

12 Their banquets ^H4960 are accompanied by lyre ^H3658 and harp ^H5035, by tambourine ^H8596 and flute ^H2485, and by wine ^H3196;

But they do not pay ^H5027 attention ^H5027 to the deeds ^H6467 of the LORD ^H3068,

Nor ^H3808 do they consider ^H7200 the work ^H4639 of His hands ^H3027.

13 Therefore ^H3651 My people ^H5971 go ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 for their lack ^H1097 of knowledge ^H1847;

And their [fn]nobles ^H3519 are famished ^H7458,

And their multitude ^H1995 is parched ^H6704 with thirst ^H6772.

14 Therefore ^H3651 Sheol ^H7585 has enlarged ^H7337 its [fn]throat ^H5315 and opened ^H6473 its mouth ^H6310 beyond ^H1097 measure ^H2706;

And [fn]Jerusalem’s splendor ^H1926, her multitude ^H1995, her noise ^H7588 of revelry, and the jubilant ^H5938 within her, descend ^H3381 into it.

15 So the common people ^H120 will be humbled ^H7817 and the person ^H376 of importance brought ^H8213 low ^H8213,

The eyes ^H5869 of the haughty ^H1364 also will be brought ^H8213 low ^H8213.

16 But the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 will be exalted ^H1361 in judgment ^H4941,

And the holy ^H6918 God ^H410 will show ^H6942 Himself holy ^H6942 in righteousness ^H6666.

17 Then the lambs ^H3532 will graze ^H7462 as in their pasture ^H1699,

And strangers ^H1481 will eat ^H398 in the ruins ^H2723 of the [fn]wealthy ^H4220.

18 Woe ^H1945 to those who drag ^H4900 wrongdoing ^H5771 with the cords ^H2256 of [fn]deceit ^H7723,

And sin ^H2403 as if with cart ^H5699 ropes ^H5688;

19 Who say ^H559, “Let Him hurry ^H4116, let Him do ^H2363 His work ^H4639 quickly ^H2363, so ^H4616 that ^H4616 we may see ^H7200 it;

And let the plan ^H6098 of the Holy ^H6918 One ^H6918 of Israel ^H3478 approach ^H7126

And come ^H935 to pass ^H935, so that we may know ^H3045 it!”

20 Woe ^H1945 to those who call ^H559 evil ^H7451 good ^H2896, and good ^H2896 evil ^H7451;

Who [fn]substitute ^H7760 darkness ^H2822 for light ^H216 and light ^H216 for darkness ^H2822;

Who [fn]substitute ^H7760 bitter ^H4751 for sweet ^H4966 and sweet ^H4966 for bitter ^H4751!

21 Woe ^H1945 to those who are wise ^H2450 in their own eyes ^H5869

And [fn]clever ^H995 in their own sight ^H5048 H6440!

22 Woe ^H1945 to those who are heroes ^H1368 in drinking ^H8354 wine ^H3196,

And valiant ^H2428 men ^H376 in mixing ^H4537 intoxicating ^H7941 drink ^H7941,

23 Who declare ^H6663 the wicked ^H7563 innocent ^H6663 for a bribe ^H7810,

And take ^H5493 away ^H5493 the [fn]rights ^H6666 of the ones ^H6662 who are in ^H6662 the ^H6662 right ^H6662!

24 Therefore ^H3651, as a tongue ^H3956 of fire ^H784 consumes ^H398 stubble ^H7179,

And dry ^H2842 grass ^H2842 collapses ^H7503 in the flame ^H3852,

So their root ^H8328 will become ^H1961 like rot ^H4716, and their blossom ^H6525 [fn]blow ^H5927 away ^H5927 like dust ^H80;

For they have rejected ^H3988 the Law ^H8451 of the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635,

And discarded ^H5006 the word ^H565 of the Holy ^H6918 One ^H6918 of Israel ^H3478.

25 For this ^H3651 reason ^H3651 the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 has burned ^H2734 against His people ^H5971,

And He has stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 His hand ^H3027 against ^H5921 them and struck ^H5221 them.

And the mountains ^H2022 quaked ^H7264, and their corpses ^H5038 [fn]lay ^H1961 like refuse ^H5478 in the middle ^H7130 of the streets ^H2351.

Despite all ^H3605 this ^H2088, His anger ^H639 [fn]is ^H7725 not spent ^H7725,

But His hand ^H3027 is still ^H5750 stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186.

26 He will also lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 a flag ^H5251 to the distant ^H7350 [fn]nation ^H1471,

And whistle ^H8319 for it from the ends ^H7097 of the earth ^H776;

And behold ^H2009, it will come ^H935 with speed ^H4120 swiftly ^H7031.

27 No ^H369 one ^H369 in it is tired ^H5889 or stumbles ^H3782,

No ^H3808 one slumbers ^H5123 or sleeps ^H3462;

Nor ^H3808 is the undergarment ^H232 at his waist ^H2504 loosened ^H6605,

Nor ^H3808 his sandal ^H5275 strap ^H8288 broken ^H5423.

28 [fn]Its arrows ^H2671 are sharp ^H8150 and all ^H3605 its bows ^H7198 are bent ^H1869;

The hoofs ^H6541 of its horses ^H5483 [fn]seem ^H2803 like flint ^H6862, and its chariot wheels ^H1534 like a storm ^H5492 wind ^H5492.

29 Its roaring ^H7581 is like a lioness ^H3833, and it roars ^H7580 like young ^H3715 lions ^H3715;

It growls ^H5098 as it seizes ^H270 the prey ^H2964

And carries ^H6403 it off ^H6403 with no ^H369 one ^H369 to save ^H5337 it.

30 And it will roar ^H5098 against ^H5921 it on that day ^H3117 like the roaring ^H5100 of the sea ^H3220.

If one looks ^H5027 across ^H5027 to the land ^H776, behold ^H2009, there is darkness ^H2822 and distress ^H6862;

Even the light ^H216 is darkened ^H2821 by its clouds ^H6183.