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“And now, says the Lord, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,
Judge between Me and My vineyard (My people).

“What more could have been done for My vineyard that I have not done in it?
When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield worthless ones?

“So now let me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:
I will take away its thorn-hedge, and it will be burned up;
I will break down its [a]stone wall and it will be trampled down [by enemies].

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:5 The wall was usually made up of loose stones that had been cleared from the field.

“Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah,
    judge between me and my vineyard.(A)
What more could have been done for my vineyard
    than I have done for it?(B)
When I looked for good grapes,
    why did it yield only bad?(C)
Now I will tell you
    what I am going to do to my vineyard:
I will take away its hedge,
    and it will be destroyed;(D)
I will break down its wall,(E)
    and it will be trampled.(F)

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