Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to
King James Version
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Holman Bible
It will not be pruned or weeded;
thorns and briers will grow up.
I will also give orders to the clouds
that rain should not fall on it.
International Standard Version
I'll make it a wasteland, and it won't be pruned or cultivated. Instead, briers and thorns will grow up. I'll also issue commands to the clouds, that they drop no rain upon it."
A Conservative Version
And I will lay it waste. It shall not be pruned nor hoed, but there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
American Standard Version
and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Amplified
“I will turn it into a wasteland;
It will not be pruned or cultivated,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.”
Bible in Basic English
And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it.
Darby Translation
and I will make it a waste it shall not be pruned nor cultivated, but there shall come up briars and thorns; and I will command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will make it a desolation; it shall not be pruned and it shall not be dressed, and there came up sharp points and thorns: and upon the clouds I will command from raining rain upon it
King James 2000
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will make it a wasteland; it shall not be pruned and hoed, and it shall be overgrown [with] briers and thornbushes. And concerning the clouds, I will command {them not to send} rain down upon it.
Modern King James verseion
and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor dug; but briers and thorns shall come up. And I will command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will lay it waste, that it shall neither be twisted nor cut, but bear thorns and briers. I will also forbid the clouds, that they shall not rain upon it.
NET Bible
I will make it a wasteland; no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, and thorns and briers will grow there. I will order the clouds not to drop any rain on it.
New Heart English Bible
I will lay it a wasteland. It won't be pruned nor hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it."
The Emphasized Bible
And I will make it a waste; - It shall be neither pruned nor hoed, But there shall come up briars and thorns, - And upon the clouds, will I lay a charge, That they rain thereon no rain.
Webster
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
World English Bible
I will lay it a wasteland. It won't be pruned nor hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it."
Youngs Literal Translation
And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain.
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Pruning
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Digging
Drought » General reference to
Ingratitude to God » Illustrated
Meteorology » Drought, general references to
Prophets » Frequently spake in parables and riddles
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the vineyard
Topics
Interlinear
`alah
Tsavah
References
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of The Vineyard
5
I will
I will
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 7:23-25
And it will come about in that day,
2 Chronicles 36:19-21
Then
Jeremiah 25:11
Leviticus 26:33-35
You, however, I
Deuteronomy 28:23-24
Deuteronomy 29:23
‘All its land is
1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of
Isaiah 5:9-10
Even great and fine ones, without occupants.
Isaiah 6:11-12
Then I said, “Lord,
“Until
Houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
Isaiah 24:1-3
Behold, the Lord
Isaiah 24:12
And the
Isaiah 30:23
Then He will
Isaiah 32:13-14
Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the
Jeremiah 14:1
That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the
Jeremiah 14:22
Or can the heavens grant showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore we
For You are the one who has done all these things.
Jeremiah 45:4
Thus you are to say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold,
Hosea 3:4
For the sons of Israel will remain for many days
Amos 4:7
While there were still three months until harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city
And on
One part would be rained on,
While the part not rained on would dry up.
Zechariah 14:16-17
Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will
Luke 21:24
Hebrews 6:6-8
and then have fallen away, it is
Revelation 11:6
These have the power to