NASB — Isaiah 5 — KJV

Parable of the Vineyard

  1 Let me sing° now° for my well-beloved°
  A song° of my beloved° concerning His vineyard°.
  My well-beloved° had° a avineyard° on Ia fertile°° hill°.
  2 He dug° it all around°, removed° its stones°,
  And planted° it with Ithe achoicest° vine°.
  And He built° a tower° in the middle° of it
  And also° hewed° out a IIwine° vat° in it;
  Then He bexpected° [it] to produce° [good] grapes°,
  But it produced° [only] IIIworthless° ones°.

[1] ILit a horn, the son of fatness aPs 80:8; Jr 12:10; Mt 21:33; Mk 12:1; Lk 20:9
[2] ILit a bright red grape IIOr wine press IIIOr wild grapes aJr 2:21 bMt 21:19; Mk 11:13; Lk 13:6

  3 ¶ “And now°, O inhabitants° of Jerusalem° and men° of Judah°,
  aJudge° between° Me and My vineyard°.
  4aWhat° more° was there to do° for My vineyard° Ithat I have not done° in it?
  Why°, when I expected° [it] to produce° [good] grapes° did it produce° IIworthless° ones°?
  5 “So now° let Me tell° you what° I am going to do° to My vineyard°:
  I will aremove° its hedge° and it will be consumed°;
  I will bbreak° down° its wall° and it will become° ctrampled° ground°.
  6 “I will alay° it waste°;
  It will not be pruned° or hoed°,
  But briars° and thorns° will come° up.
  I will also charge° the clouds° to brain° no° rain° on it.”

[3] aMt 21:40
[4] ILit and I have not done IIOr wild grapes a2Ch 36:16; Jr 2:5; 7:25, 26; Mi 6:3; Mt 23:37
[5] aPs 89:40 bPs 80:12 cIs 10:6; 28:18; Lm 1:15; Lk 21:24; Rv 11:2
[6] a2Ch 36:19-21; Is 7:19-25; 24:1, 3; Jr 25:11 b1K 8:35; 17:1; Jr 14:1-22

  7 ¶ For the avineyard° of the LORD° of hosts° is the house° of Israel°
  And the men° of Judah° His delightful° plant°.
  Thus He looked° for justice°, but behold°, bbloodshed°;
  For righteousness°, but behold°, a cry° of distress°.

[7] aPs 80:8-11 bIs 3:14, 15; 30:12; 59:13

Woes for the Wicked

  8 ¶ Woe° to those who aadd° house° to house° [and] join° field° to field°,
  Until° there is no° more° room°,
  So that you have to live° alone° in the midst° of the land°!
  9 In my ears° the LORD° of hosts° [has sworn], “Surely°°, amany° houses° shall become° bdesolate°,
  [Even] great° and fine° ones°, without° occupants°.
  10 “For aten° acres° of vineyard° will yield° [only] one° Ibath° [of wine],
  And a bhomer° of seed° will yield° [but] an IIephah° of grain.”
  11 Woe° to those who rise° early° in the morning° that they may pursue° astrong° drink°,
  Who stay° up late° in the evening° that wine° may inflame° them!
  12 Their banquets° are [accompanied] by lyre° and aharp°, by tambourine° and flute°, and by wine°;
  But they bdo not pay° attention° to the deeds° of the LORD°,
  Nor° do they consider° the work° of His hands°.

[8] aJr 22:13-17; Mi 2:2; Hab 2:9-12
[9] aIs 6:11, 12 bMt 23:38
[10] II.e. Approx 10 1/2 gal. III.e. Approx one bu aLv 26:26; Is 7:23; Hg 1:6; 2:16 bEzk 45:11
[11] aPv 23:29, 30; Ec 10:16, 17; Is 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 3, 7, 8
[12] aAm 6:5, 6 bJb 34:27; Ps 28:5

  13 ¶ Therefore° My people° go° into exile° for their alack° of knowledge°;
  And Itheir bhonorable° men° are famished°,
  And their multitude° is parched° with thirst°.
  14 Therefore° aSheol° has enlarged° its Ithroat° and opened° its mouth° without° measure°;
  And IIJerusalem’s splendor°, her multitude°, her din° [of revelry] and the jubilant° within her, descend° [into it].
  15 So the [common] man° will be humbled° and the man° of [importance] abased°,
  aThe eyes° of the proud° also will be abased°.
  16 But the aLORD° of hosts° will be bexalted° in judgment°,
  And the holy° God° will show° Himself choly° in righteousness°.
  17 aThen the lambs° will graze° as in their pasture°,
  And strangers° will eat° in the waste° places° of the Iwealthy°.

[13] ILit their glory are men of famine aIs 1:3; 27:11; Ho 4:6 bIs 3:3
[14] IOr appetite IILit her aPv 30:16; Hab 2:5
[15] aIs 2:11; 10:33
[16] aIs 28:17; 30:18; 61:8 bIs 2:11, 17; 33:5, 10 cIs 8:13; 29:23; 1P 3:15
[17] ILit the fat aIs 7:25; Mi 2:12; Zp 2:6

  18 ¶ Woe° to those who drag° ainiquity° with the cords° of Ifalsehood°,
  And sin° as if with cart° ropes°;
  19 aWho say°, “Let Him make° speed°, let Him hasten° His work°, that we may see° [it];
  And let the purpose° of the Holy° One° of Israel° draw° near°
  And come° to pass°, that we may know° [it]!”
  20 Woe° to those who acall° evil° good°, and good° evil°;
  Who Ibsubstitute° darkness° for light° and light° for darkness°;
  Who Isubstitute° bitter° for sweet° and sweet° for bitter°!
  21 Woe° to those who° are awise° in their own eyes°
  And clever° in their own sight°°!
  22 aWoe° to those who are heroes° in drinking° wine°
  And valiant° men° in mixing° strong° drink°,
  23 aWho justify° the wicked° for a bribe°,
  And btake° away° the Irights° of the ones who° are in the right°!

[18] IOr worthlessness aIs 59:4-8; Jr 23:10-14
[19] aEzk 12:22; 2P 3:4
[20] ILit set aPv 17:15; Am 5:7 bJb 17:12; Mt 6:22, 23; Lk 11:34, 35
[21] aPv 3:7; Ro 12:16; 1Co 3:18-20
[22] aPv 23:20; Is 5:11; 56:12; Hab 2:15
[23] ILit righteousness aEx 23:8; Is 1:23; 10:1, 2; Mi 3:11; 7:3 bPs 94:21; Jm 5:6

  24 ¶ Therefore°, aas a tongue° of fire° consumes° stubble°
  And dry° grass° collapses° into the flame°,
  So their broot° will become° clike rot° and their blossom° Iblow° away° as dust°;
  For they have drejected° the law° of the LORD° of hosts°
  And despised° the word° of the Holy° One° of Israel°.
  25 On this° account° the aanger° of the LORD° has burned° against His people°,
  And He has stretched° out His hand° against° them and struck° them down°.
  And the bmountains° quaked°, and their ccorpses° Ilay° like refuse° in the middle° of the streets°.
  dFor all° this° His anger° IIis not spent°,
  But His ehand° is still° stretched° out.

[24] ILit ascend aIs 9:18, 19; Jol 2:5 bJb 18:16 cHo 5:12 dIs 8:6; 30:9, 12; Ac 13:41
[25] ILit were IILit has not turned away a2K 22:13, 17; Is 66:15 bPs 18:7; Is 64:3; Jr 4:24; Na 1:5 c2K 9:37; Is 14:19; Jr 16:4 dIs 9:12, 17, 19, 21; 10:4; Jr 4:8; Dn 9:16 eEx 7:19; Is 23:11

  26 ¶ He will also lift° up a astandard° to the Idistant° nation°,
  And will bwhistle° for it cfrom the ends° of the earth°;
  And behold°, it will dcome° with speed° swiftly°.
  27 aNo° one° in it is weary° or stumbles°,
  None° slumbers° or sleeps°;
  Nor° is the bbelt° at its waist° undone°,
  Nor° its sandal° strap° broken°.
  28 IaIts arrows° are sharp° and all° its bows° are bent°;
  The hoofs° of its horses° IIseem° like flint° and its [chariot] bwheels° like a whirlwind°.
  29 Its aroaring° is like a lioness°, and it roars° like young° lions°;
  It growls° as it bseizes° the prey°
  And carries° [it] off° with cno° one° to deliver° [it].
  30 And it will agrowl° over° it in that day° like the roaring° of the sea°.
  If one blooks° to the land°, behold°, there is darkness° [and] distress°;
  Even the light° is darkened° by its clouds°.

[26] ILit nations; probably Assyria aIs 13:2, 3 bIs 7:18; Zc 10:8 cDt 28:49 dIs 13:4, 5
[27] aJol 2:7, 8 bJb 12:18
[28] ILit Which, its arrows IILit are regarded as aPs 7:12, 13; 45:5; Is 13:18 bIs 21:1; Jr 4:13
[29] aJr 51:38; Zp 3:3; Zc 11:3 bIs 10:6; 49:24, 25; Mi 5:8 cIs 42:22
[30] aIs 17:12; Jr 6:23; Lk 21:25 bIs 8:22; Jr 4:23-28; Jol 2:10; Lk 21:25, 26


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Under the parable of a vineyard God excuseth his severe judgment.

1 ¶ Now² will I singºª to my wellbelovedº a songº of my belovedº touching his vineyard.º My wellbelovedº hath² a vineyardº in a very fruitful¹¹ hill:º²² 2 And he fencedºª it, and gathered out the stonesºª thereof, and plantedºª it with the choicest vine,º and builtºª a towerº in the midstº of it, and also² madeºª a winepressº therein: and he lookedºª that it should bring forthºª grapes,º and it brought forthºª wild grapes.º 3 And now,² O inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º and menº of Judah,º judge,ºª I pray you,² betwixt² me and my vineyard.º 4 What² could have been doneºª more² to my vineyard,º that I have not² doneºª in it? wherefore,º when I lookedºª that it should bring forthºª grapes,º brought it forthºª wild grapes?º 5 And now² go to; I will tellºª² you² what² I² will doºª to my vineyard:º I will take awayºª the hedgeº thereof, and it shall be² eaten up;ºª [and] break downºª the wallº thereof, and it shall be² trodden down:º 6 And I will layºª it waste:º it shall not² be pruned,¹ª² nor² digged;ºª but there shall come upºª briersº and thorns:º I will also commandºª² the cloudsº that they rain¹ª no rainº²² upon² it. 7 For² the vineyardº of the LORDº of hostsº [is] the houseº of Israel,º and the menº of Judahº his pleasantº plant:º and he lookedºª for judgment,º but behold² oppression;º for righteousness,º but behold² a cry.º

[1] Dt 31:19; Jg 5:1; Ps 45:1; 80:8; 101:1; So 2:16; 5:2, 16; 6:3; 8:11; Is 27:2; Jr 2:21; Mt 21:33; Mk 12:1; Lk 20:9; Jn 15:1.
[2] Ex 33:16; Nu 23:9; Dt 32:6, 8, 32; Jg 16:4; Ne 13:15; Ps 44:1; Is 1:2, 8, 21; 5:7; 63:2; Jr 2:21; Ho 10:1; Mi 4:8; Mt 21:34; Mk 11:13; 12:2; Lk 13:7; 20:10; Ro 9:4; 1Co 9:7; Rv 14:18.
[3] Ps 50:4; 51:4; Jr 2:4; Mi 6:2; Mt 21:40; Mk 12:9; Lk 20:15; Ro 2:5; 3:4.
[4] 2Ch 36:14; Is 1:5; Jr 2:30; 6:29; Ezk 24:13; Mt 23:37; Ac 7:51.
[5] Gn 11:4, 7; Lv 26:31; Dt 28:49; 2Ch 36:4; Ne 2:3; Ps 74:1; 80:12; Is 10:6; 25:10; 27:10; 28:3, 18; Lm 1:2, 15; 4:12; Dn 8:13; Lk 21:24; Rv 11:2.
[6] Lv 26:33; Dt 28:23; 29:23; 2Ch 36:19; Is 5:9; 6:11; 7:23; 24:1, 12; 30:23; 32:13; Jr 25:11; 45:4; Ho 3:4; Am 4:7; Zc 14:16; Lk 21:24; He 6:6; Rv 11:6.
[7] Gn 4:10; Ex 2:23; 3:7; 22:21, 22, 27; Dt 15:9; Ne 5:1; Jb 31:38; 34:28; Ps 80:8, 15; 147:11; 149:4; Pv 21:13; So 7:6; Is 1:6; 3:17; 5:2; 58:6; 62:5; Jr 12:10; Mi 6:8; Zp 3:17; Zc 7:9; Mt 3:8; 23:23; Lk 18:7; Jn 15:2; 1Co 6:8; Jm 5:4; 1Jn 3:7.

His judgments upon covetousness,

8 ¶ Woeº unto them that joinºª houseº to house,º [that] layºª fieldº to field,º till² [there be] noº place,º that they may be placedºª alone² in the midstº of the earth!º 9 In mine earsº [said] the LORDº of hosts,º Of a truthº² manyº housesº shall be² desolate,º [even] greatº and fair,º without²² inhabitant.ºª 10 Yea,º tenº acresº of vineyardº shall yieldºª oneº bath,º and the seedº of an homerº shall yieldºª an ephah.º

[8] 1K 21:16; Jr 22:13; Ezk 11:15; 33:24; Mi 2:2; Hab 2:9; Mt 23:14; Lk 12:16.
[9] 2Ch 36:21; Is 5:6; 22:14; 27:10; Am 3:7; 5:11; 6:11; Mt 22:7; 23:38.
[10] Lv 27:16; Ezk 45:10; Jol 1:17; Hg 1:9.

upon lasciviousness,

11 ¶ Woeº unto them that rise up earlyºª in the morning,º [that] they may followºª strong drink;º that continueºª until night,º [till] wineº inflameºª them! 12 And the harp,º and the viol,º the tabret,º and pipe,º and wine,º are² in their feasts:º but they regardºª not² the workº of the LORD,º neither² considerºª the operationº of his hands.º

[11] Pv 20:1; 23:29, 32; Ec 10:16; Is 5:22; 28:1, 7; Ho 7:5; Hab 2:15; Lk 21:34; Ro 13:13; 1Co 6:10; Ga 5:21; 1Th 5:6.
[12] Gn 31:27; Jb 21:11; 34:27; Ps 28:5; 92:5; Is 5:19; 22:13; Dn 5:1, 23; Ho 4:10; Am 6:4; Lk 16:19; Jde 1:12.

upon impiety,

13 ¶ Therefore² my peopleº are gone into captivity,ºª because [they have] no²² knowledge:º and their honourableº menº [are] famished,º and their multitudeº dried upº with thirst.º 14 Therefore² hellº hath enlargedºª herself,º and openedºª her mouthº without² measure:º and their glory,º and their multitude,º and their pomp,º and he that rejoiceth,º shall descendºª into it. 15 And the mean manº shall be brought down,ºª and the mighty manº shall be humbled,ºª and the eyesº of the loftyº shall be humbled:ºª 16 But the LORDº of hostsº shall be exaltedºª in judgment,º and Godº that is holyº shall be sanctifiedºª in righteousness.º 17 Then shall the lambsº feedºª after their manner,º and the waste placesº of the fat onesº shall strangersºª eat.ºª 18 Woeº unto them that drawºª iniquityº with cordsº of vanity,º and sin¹² as it were with a cartº rope:º 19 That say,ºª Let him make speed,ºª [and] hastenºª his work,º that² we may seeºª [it]: and let the counselº of the Holy Oneº of Israelº draw nighºª and come,ºª that we may knowºª [it]!

[13] 2K 17:6; 2Ch 28:5; Is 1:3, 7; 27:11; 42:22; Jr 8:7; 14:3, 18; Lm 4:4, 9; Ho 4:6; Am 8:13; Mt 23:16; Lk 19:44; Jn 3:19; Ro 1:28; 2P 3:5.
[14] Nu 16:30; 1S 25:36; 2S 13:28; Ps 49:14; 55:15; Pv 1:12; 27:20; Is 14:9; 21:4; 30:33; Ezk 32:18; Dn 5:3, 30; Na 1:10; Hab 2:5; Mt 7:13; Lk 12:19; 16:20; 17:27; 21:34; Ac 12:21; Rv 20:13.
[15] Ex 9:17; Jb 40:11; Ps 62:9; Is 2:9, 11, 17; 9:14; 10:12; 13:11; 24:2; 37:23, 29; Jr 5:4, 9; Dn 4:37; Jm 1:9; 1P 5:5; Rv 6:15.
[16] Lv 10:3; 1Ch 29:11; Ps 9:16; 21:13; 46:10; Is 6:3; 8:13; 12:4; 29:23; 57:15; Ezk 28:22; 36:23; 38:23; Ro 2:5; 1P 1:16; 2:15; Rv 3:7; 4:8; 15:3; 19:1.
[17] Dt 28:33; 32:15; Ne 9:37; Ps 17:10, 14; 73:7; 119:70; Is 1:7; 7:21, 25; 10:16; 17:2; 32:14; 40:11; 65:10; Jr 5:28; Lm 5:2; Ho 8:7; Am 4:1; Zp 2:6, 14; Lk 21:24.
[18] Jg 17:5, 13; 2S 16:20; Ps 10:11; 14:1; 36:2; 94:5; Is 28:15; Jr 5:31; 8:5; 23:10, 14, 24; 28:15; 44:15; Ezk 13:10, 22; Zp 1:12; Jn 16:2; Ac 26:9.
[19] Is 30:11; 66:5; Jr 5:12; 17:15; 23:18, 36; Ezk 12:22, 27; Am 5:18; 2P 3:3.

and upon injustice.

20 ¶ Woeº unto them that callºª evilº good,º and goodº evil;º that putºª darknessº for light,º and lightº for darkness;º that putºª bitterº for sweet,º and sweetº for bitter!º 21 Woeº unto [them that are] wiseº in their own eyes,º and prudentºª in² their own sight!º 22 Woeº unto [them that are] mightyº to drinkºª wine,º and men¹² of strengthº to mingleºª strong drink:º 23 Which justifyºª the wickedº forº reward,º and take awayºª the righteousnessº of the righteousº from² him! 24 Therefore² as the fireº devourethºª the stubble,º and the flameº¹ consumethºª the chaff,º [so] their rootº shall be² as rottenness,º and their blossomº shall go upºª as dust:º because² they have cast awayºª² the lawº of the LORDº of hosts,º and despisedºª the wordº of the Holy Oneº of Israel.º 25 Therefore²² is the angerº of the LORDº kindledºª against his people,º and he hath stretched forthºª his handº against² them, and hath smittenºª them: and the hillsº did tremble,ºª and their carcasesº [were] tornº² in the midstº of the streets.º For all² this² his angerº is not² turned away,ºª but his handº [is] stretched outºª still.²

[20] Pv 17:15; Mal 2:17; 3:15; Mt 6:23; 15:3; 23:16; Lk 11:35; 16:15; 2Ti 3:1; 2P 2:1, 18.
[21] Jb 11:12; Pv 3:7; 26:12, 16; Jn 9:41; Ro 1:22; 11:25; 12:16; 1Co 3:18.
[22] Pv 23:19; Is 5:11; 28:1, 7; Hab 2:15.
[23] Ex 23:6; Dt 16:19; 1K 21:13; 2Ch 19:7; Ps 94:21; Pv 17:15, 23; 24:24; 31:4; Is 1:23; 10:2; Mi 3:11; 7:3; Mt 23:35; 27:24; Jm 5:6.
[24] Ex 15:7; 1S 15:23, 26; 2S 12:9; 2K 17:14; Ne 9:26; Jb 18:16; Ps 50:17; Is 9:14; 30:12; 47:14; Jr 6:19; 8:9; Ho 9:16; Jol 2:5; Am 2:9; Na 1:10; Mal 4:1; Mt 3:12; Lk 3:17; 7:30; 10:16; Jn 12:48; Ac 13:41; 1Co 3:12; 1Th 4:8; He 10:28.
[25] Lv 26:14; Dt 31:17; 32:19; 1K 14:11; 16:4; 21:24; 2K 9:37; 13:3; 22:13; 2Ch 36:16; Ps 18:7; 68:8; 77:18; 78:38; 83:10; 106:40; 114:7; Is 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; 14:26; Jr 4:24; 8:2; 9:22; 15:3; 16:4; Lm 2:1; 5:22; Dn 9:16; Ho 14:4; Mi 1:4; Na 1:5; Hab 3:10; Zp 1:17; 1Th 2:16; Rv 20:11.

The executioners of God's judgments.

26 ¶ And he will lift upºª an ensignº to the nationsº from far,º² and will hissºª unto them from the endº² of the earth:º and, behold,² they shall comeºª with speedº swiftly:º 27 None² shall be wearyº nor² stumbleºª among them; none² shall slumberºª nor² sleep;ºª neither² shall the girdleº of their loinsº be loosed,ºª nor² the latchetº of their shoesº be broken:ºª 28 Whose² arrowsº [are] sharp,ºª and all² their bowsº bent,ºª their horses'º hoofsº shall be countedºª like flint,¹² and their wheelsº like a whirlwind:º 29 Their roaringº [shall be] like a lion,º they shall roarºªªª like young lions:º yea, they shall roar,ºª and lay holdºª of the prey,º and shall carry [it] away safe,ºª and none² shall deliverºª [it]. 30 And in that² dayº they shall roarºª against² them like the roaringº of the sea:º and if [one] lookºª unto the land,º behold² darknessº [and] sorrow,º and the lightº is darkenedºª in the heavensº thereof.

[26] Dt 28:49; Ps 72:8; Is 7:18; 11:12; 18:3; 30:16; 39:3; Jr 4:13; 5:15; 51:27; Lm 4:19; Jol 2:7; Hab 1:8; Zc 10:8; Mal 1:11.
[27] Dt 32:25; 1K 2:5; Jb 12:18, 21; Ps 18:32; 93:1; Is 11:5; 45:1, 5; Dn 5:6; Jol 2:7; Ep 6:13.
[28] Jg 5:22; Ps 45:5; 120:4; Jr 5:16; 47:3; Ezk 21:9; Mi 4:13; Na 2:3; 3:2.
[29] Gn 49:9; Nu 24:9; Ps 50:22; Is 31:4; 42:22; 49:24; Jr 4:7; 49:19; 50:17; Ho 11:10; Am 3:8; Mi 5:8; Zc 11:3.
[30] Ex 10:21; Ps 93:3; Is 8:22; 13:10; Jr 4:23; 6:23; 50:42; Lm 3:2; Ezk 32:7; Jol 2:10; Am 8:9; Mt 24:29; Lk 21:25; Rv 6:12; 16:10.


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