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Isa 5:7 — 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.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

the vineyard	Psa 80:8-11,15; Jer 12:10
his pleasant plant	Heb. plant of his pleasures. Isa 62:5; Psa 147:11; Psa 149:4; Sgs 7:6; Zep 3:17
he looked	Isa 5:2; Isa 58:6-8; Exd 22:22-27; Mic 6:8; Zec 7:9-14; Mat 3:8-10; Mat 23:23; Jhn 15:2; 1Cr 6:8-11; 1Jo 3:7,8
but	"The paronomasia, or play of words, is very remarkable here: he looked for mishpat, ""judgment,"" but behold mispach, ""oppression;"" for tzedakah, ""justice,"" but behold tzëdkah, ""a cry."""
oppression	Heb. a scab. Isa 1:6; Isa 3:17
a cry	Gen 4:10; Exd 2:23,24; Exd 3:7; Exd 22:21-24,27; Deu 15:9; Neh 5:1-5; Job 31:38,39; Job 34:28; Pro 21:13; Luk 18:7; Jam 5:4

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