Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
is the house of Israel,
and the men
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
International Standard Version
For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!
A Conservative Version
For the vineyard of LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant. And he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression, for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.
American Standard Version
For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.
Amplified
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house (nation) of Israel
And the men of Judah are His delightful planting [which He loves].
So He looked for justice, but in fact, [He saw] bloodshed and lawlessness;
[He looked] for righteousness, but in fact, [He heard] a cry of distress and oppression.
Bible in Basic English
For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
Darby Translation
For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his delight: and he looked for justice, and behold, blood-shedding; for righteousness, and behold, a cry.
Julia Smith Translation
For the vineyard of Jehovah of armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his pleasures: and he will wait for judgment, and behold bloodshed; for justice, and behold a cry.
King James 2000
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 justice, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the man of Judah [is] the plantation of his delight. [And] he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress!
Modern King James verseion
For the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plant; and He looked for justice, but behold bloody iniquity; for righteousness, but behold a cry!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts, it is the house of Israel, and whole Judah his fair planting. Of these he looked for equity, but see there is wrong; for righteousness, lo, it is but misery.
NET Bible
Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got -- disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got -- cries for help!
New Heart English Bible
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 justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
The Emphasized Bible
Surely the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts, is the house of Israel, And, the men of Judah, are the plantation in which he dearly delighted, - And he waited, For equity but lo! murderous iniquity, For the rule of right but lo the cry of the wronged.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
Youngs Literal Translation
Because the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts Is the house of Israel, And the man of Judah His pleasant plant, And He waiteth for judgment, and lo, oppression, For righteousness, and lo, a cry.
Themes
Ingratitude to God » Illustrated
Prophets » Frequently spake in parables and riddles
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the vineyard
national Sins » Aggravated by privileges
Unfaithfulness » Of men, warnings concerning
Topics
Interlinear
Mishpat
Ts@daqah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of The Vineyard
6
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.
Until there is no more room,
So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 80:8-11
You
Genesis 4:10
He said, “What have you done?
Exodus 2:23-24
Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, “I have surely
Exodus 22:21-27
“
Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there is no base
Nehemiah 5:1-5
Now
Job 31:38-39
And its furrows weep together;
Job 34:28
And that He might
Psalm 80:15
And on the
Psalm 147:11
Psalm 149:4
He will
Proverbs 21:13
Will also cry himself and not be
Song of Songs 7:6
Isaiah 1:6
There is
Only bruises, welts and raw wounds,
Nor softened with oil.
Isaiah 3:14
“It is you who have
The
Isaiah 3:17
And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”
Isaiah 5:2
And planted it with
And He built a tower in the middle of it
And also hewed out a
Then He
But it produced only
Isaiah 58:6-8
To
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to
And
Isaiah 62:5
So your sons will marry you;
And as the
So your
Jeremiah 12:10
They have
They have made My
A desolate wilderness.
Micah 6:8
And
But to
And to walk
Zephaniah 3:17
A
He will
He will
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Zechariah 7:9-14
“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘
Matthew 3:8-10
Matthew 23:23
Luke 18:7
John 15:2
1 Corinthians 6:8-11
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your
James 5:4
Behold,
1 John 3:7-8