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
And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned, nor hoed; but briers and thorns shall come up there; I will even command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
7
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 80:8-11
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the Gentiles and planted it.
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood cries unto me from the ground.
Exodus 2:23-24
And it came to pass in process of time that the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God from their bondage.
Exodus 3:7
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Exodus 22:21-27
Thou shalt neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Keep thyself that there not be a thought of Belial in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother to give him nothing; for he shall cry unto the LORD against thee, and it shall be a sin unto thee.
Nehemiah 5:1-5
Then there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren, the Jews.
Job 31:38-39
If my land cries against me and all its furrows likewise complain;
Job 34:28
so that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he hears the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 80:15
and the vineyard which thy right hand has planted and the branch that thou didst make strong for thyself.
Psalm 147:11
The LORD takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that wait upon his mercy.
Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he will beautify the humble with saving health.
Proverbs 21:13
Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard.
Song of Songs 7:6
How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
Isaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Isaiah 3:14
The LORD will come with judgment against the elders of his people and against these his princes, for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 3:17
Therefore the Lord will make bare the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will uncover that which they are ashamed of.
Isaiah 5:2
and he had fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and built a tower in the midst of it and also made a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Isaiah 58:6-8
Is not rather the fast that I have chosen, to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the ties of oppression, to release into freedom those who are broken, and that ye break every yoke?
Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoices with the bride, so shall thy God rejoice with thee.
Jeremiah 12:10
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard; they have trodden my heritage under foot; they have made my precious heritage a desolate wilderness.
Micah 6:8
He has declared unto thee, O man, what is good and what the LORD requires of thee: only to do right judgment, and to love mercy, and to humble thyself to walk with thy God.
Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
Zechariah 7:9-14
Thus hath the LORD of the hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion each one to his brother;
Matthew 3:8-10
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance
Matthew 23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted that which is more important of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith; these were expedient for ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect who cry day and night unto him though he bears long regarding them?
John 15:2
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit.
1 Corinthians 6:8-11
But ye do wrong and defraud and do this to your brothers.
James 5:4
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped your fields (which you have kept back by fraud) cries out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of the hosts.
1 John 3:7-8
Little children, let no one deceive you; he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he also is righteous.