1 Now will I sing my beloved friend a song of his vineyard. My beloved friend hath a vineyard in a very fruitful plenteous ground.
1 Let me sing now for my well-belovedA song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.My well-beloved had a (A)vineyard on (a)a fertile hill.
1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
1 I will sing about the one I love,a song about my loved one’s vineyard:(A)The one I love had a vineyardon a very fertile hill.
1 I will sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: "The one I love had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
2 This he hedged, this he walled round about, and planted it with goodly grapes. In the midst of it builded he a tower, and made a wine press therein. And afterward when he looked that it should bring him grapes, it brought forth thorns.
2 He dug it all around, removed its stones,And planted it with (b)the (B)choicest vine.And He built a tower in the middle of itAnd also hewed out a (c)wine vat in it;Then He (C)expected it to produce good grapes,But it produced only (d)worthless ones.
2 And he 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.
2 He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones,and planted it with the finest vines.(B)He built a tower in the middle of itand even dug out a winepress there.He expected(C) it to yield good grapes,but it yielded worthless grapes.(D)
2 He plowed its land and cleared it of stones. Then he planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in the middle of it, and dug a wine vat in it; He expected it to produce good grapes, but it produced only wild ones."
3 I show you now my cause, O ye Citizens of Jerusalem and whole Judah: Judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
3 So now, residents of Jerusalemand men of Judah,please judge between Meand My vineyard.
3 "So now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, won't you please, between me and my vineyard.
4 What more could have been done for it, that I have not done? Wherefore than hath it given thorns, where I looked to have had grapes of it?
4 “(E)What more was there to do for My vineyard (e)that I have not done in it?Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce (f)worthless ones?
4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
4 What more could I have done for My vineyardthan I did?(E)Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes,did it yield worthless grapes?
4 What more could I do in my vineyard, that I haven't already done? When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield wild ones?
5 Well, now I shall tell you how I will do with my vineyard: I will take the hedge from it, that it may perish, and break down the wall, that it may be trodden under foot.
5 “So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:I will (F)remove its hedge and it will be consumed;I will (G)break down its wall and it will become (H)trampled ground.
5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
5 Now I will tell youwhat I am about to do to My vineyard:I will remove its hedge,(F)and it will be consumed;I will tear down its wall,(G)and it will be trampled.
5 "Now, let me tell you, won't you please, what I'm going to do to my vineyard. "I'm going to take away its protective hedge, and it will be devoured; I'll break down its wall, and it will be trampled.
6 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.
6 “I will (I)lay it waste;It will not be pruned or hoed,But briars and thorns will come up.I will also charge the clouds to (J)rain no rain on it.”
6 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.
6 I will make it a wasteland.(H)It will not be pruned or weeded;thorns and briers will grow up.(I)I will also give orders to the cloudsthat rain should not fall on it.
6 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."
7 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.
7 For the (K)vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of IsraelAnd the men of Judah His delightful plant.Thus He looked for justice, but behold, (L)bloodshed;For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
7 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.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hostsis the house of Israel,(J)and the men(a) of Judah,the plant He delighted in.He looked for justicebut saw injustice,for righteousness,but heard cries of wretchedness.
7 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!
8 Woe be unto you that join one house to another, and bring one land so nigh unto another, that the poor can get no more ground. Will ye dwell upon the earth alone?
8 Woe to those who (M)add 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!
8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
8 Woe to those who add house to house(K)and join field to fielduntil there is no more roomand you alone are left in the land.
8 "How terrible it will be for you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you have settled yourselves alone in the middle of the land!"
9 The LORD of Hosts roundeth me thus in mine ear: Shall not many greater and more gorgeous houses be so waste, that no man shall dwell in them?
9 In my ears the Lord of hosts has sworn, “Surely, (N)many houses shall become (O)desolate,Even great and fine ones, without occupants.
9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
9 I heard the Lord of Hosts say:Indeed, many houses(L) will become desolate,grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.
9 The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has declared this so I could hear it: "Surely many houses will become desolate, great and beautiful houses, without occupants.
10 And ten acres of vines shall give but a quart, and thirty bushels of seed shall give but an ephah.
10 “For (P)ten acres of vineyard will yield only one (g)bath of wine,And a (Q)homer of seed will yield but an (h)ephah of grain.”
10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
10 For a ten-acre(b) vineyard will yieldonly six gallons,(c)and 10 bushels(d) of seed will yieldonly one bushel.(e)
10 For ten acres of vineyard will produce only one bath, and one omer of seed will produce only one ephah."
11 Woe unto them that rise up early to use themselves in drunkenness, and yet at night are more superfluous with wine.
11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue (R)strong drink,Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
11 Woe to those who rise early in the morningin pursuit of beer,(M)who linger into the evening,inflamed by wine.
11 "How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!
12 In those companies are harps and lutes, tabrets and pipes, and wine. But they regard not the work of the LORD, and consider not the operation of his hands.
12 Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and (S)harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;But they (T)do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
12 At their feasts they have lyre, harp,tambourine, flute, and wine.They do not perceive the Lord’s actions,(N)and they do not see the work of His hands.(O)
12 They have the lyre and harp, the tambourine and flute, as well as wine at their festivals, but they don't respect what the LORD is doing, nor do they consider his actions.
13 Therefore cometh my folk also in captivity, because they have no understanding. Their glory is famished with hunger, and their pride is marred for thirst.
13 Therefore My people go into exile for their (U)lack of knowledge;And (i)their (V)honorable men are famished,And their multitude is parched with thirst.
13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
13 Therefore My people will go into exilebecause they lack knowledge;(P)her(f) dignitaries are starving,and her(g) masses are parched with thirst.
13 Therefore my people go into exile because they lack understanding; my honored men go hungry, and the crowd is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore gapeth hell, and openeth her mouth marvelous wide: that their pride, boasting, and wealth, with such as rejoice therein, may descend into it.
14 Therefore (W)Sheol has enlarged its (j)throat and opened its mouth without measure;And (k)Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it.
14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
14 Therefore Sheol enlarges its throatand opens wide its enormous jaws,(Q)and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,her crowds, and those who carouse in her!
14 Therefore Sheol's appetite has grown; it has opened its mouth beyond limit. Jerusalem's nobility and her multitudes will go there, along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her.
15 Thus shall man have a fall; he shall be brought low, and the high looks of the proud shall be laid down.
15 So the common man will be humbled and the man of importance abased,(X)The eyes of the proud also will be abased.
15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
15 Humanity is brought low, and each one is humbled, while the eyes of the self-exalting are brought low.
16 But the LORD of Hosts, that holy God: shall be exalted and untouched, when he shall declare his equity and righteousness after this manner.
16 But the (Y)Lord of hosts will be (Z)exalted in judgment,And the holy God will show Himself (AA)holy in righteousness.
16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
16 But the Lord of Hosts is exalted by His justice,(S)and the holy God(T) is distinguished by righteousness.(U)
16 But the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is exalted in justice, and the Holy God proves himself to be righteously holy.
17 Then shall the sheep eat their appointed fodder; and the rich mens' lands, that were laid waste, shall strangers devour.
17 (AB)Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,And strangers will eat in the waste places of the (l)wealthy.
17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
17 Lambs will grazeas if in(h) their own pastures,(V)and strangers(i) will eatamong the ruins of the rich.
17 Then the lambs will graze in their pasture; fatlings and foreigners will eat among the waste places of the rich."
18 Woe be unto vain persons, that draw wickedness unto them with cords of vanity; and sin, as it were with a cart rope.
18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
18 "How terrible it will be for those who parade iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin along as with a cart rope;
19 Which used to speak on this manner: "Let him make haste now, and go forth with his work, that we may see it! Let that counsel of the holy one of Israel come, and draw nigh, that we may know it!"
19 (AD)Who 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 nearAnd come to pass, that we may know it!”
19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
19 to those who say:“Let Him hurry up and do His work quicklyso that we can see it!Let the plan(X) of the Holy One of Israel(Y) take placeso that we can know it!”
19 who say: "Let God be quick, let him speed up his work so we may see it! Let it happen! let the plan of the Holy One of Israel draw near, so we may recognize it!'"
20 Woe be unto them that call evil good, and good evil: which make darkness light, and light darkness, that make sour sweet, and sweet sour.
20 Woe to those who (AE)call evil good, and good evil;Who (n)(AF)substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who (o)substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
20 Woe to those who call evil goodand good evil,(Z)who substitute darkness for lightand light for darkness,who substitute bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter.
20 "How terrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute what is bitter for what is sweet and what is sweet for what is bitter!"
23 These give sentence with the ungodly for rewards, but condemn the just cause of the righteous.
23 (AI)Who justify the wicked for a bribe,And (AJ)take away the (p)rights of the ones who are in the right!
23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of justice!"
24 Therefore like as fire licketh up the straw, and as the flame consumeth the stubble: Even so - when their root is full - their blossom shall vanish away like dust or smoke. For they have cast away the law of the LORD of Hosts, and blaspheme the word of the holy maker of Israel.
24 Therefore, (AK)as a tongue of fire consumes stubbleAnd dry grass collapses into the flame,So their (AL)root will become (AM)like rot and their blossom (q)blow away as dust;For they have (AN)rejected the law of the Lord of hostsAnd despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes strawand as dry grass shrivels in the flame,so their roots will become like something rottenand their blossoms will blow away like dust,for they have rejected(AD)the instruction of the Lord of Hosts,and they have despisedthe word of the Holy One of Israel.(AE)
24 Therefore, as flames of fire devour straw, as dry grass collapses in flames, so their root will be rotten, and their blossom will blow away like dust, because they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore is the wrath of the LORD kindled also against his people, and he shaketh his hand at them: yea he shall smite so, that the hills shall tremble. And their carcasses shall lie in the open streets, like mire. And in all this, the wrath of God shall not cease, but he shall stretch his hand wider.
25 On this account the (AO)anger of the Lord has burned against His people,And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them down.And the (AP)mountains quaked, and their (AQ)corpses (r)lay like refuse in the middle of the streets.(AR)For all this His anger (s)is not spent,But His (AS)hand is still stretched out.
25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger burns(AF) against His people.He raised His hand against them and struck them;the mountains quaked,(AG)and their corpses were like garbage in the streets.In all this, His anger is not removed,and His hand is still raised to strike.(AH)
25 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against his people, so he stretched out his hands against them and afflicted them. The mountains quaked, and their corpses were like refuse in the middle of the streets. Throughout all of this, his anger has not turned away, and his hands are still stretched out to attack.
26 And he shall give a token unto a strange people, and call unto them in a far country: and behold, they shall come hastily with speed.
26 He will also lift up a (AT)standard to the (t)distant nation,And will (AU)whistle for it (AV)from the ends of the earth;And behold, it will (AW)come with speed swiftly.
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
26 He raises a signal flag for the distant nations(AI)and whistles(AJ) for them from the ends of the earth.Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
26 The LORD will signal for nations far away, whistling for them to come from the ends of the earth. Look how quickly and how swiftly they come!
27 There is not one faint or feeble among them, no not a sluggish nor slippery person. There shall not one of them put off the girdle from his loins, nor loose the latchet of his shoe.
27 (AX)No one in it is weary or stumbles,None slumbers or sleeps;Nor is the (AY)belt at its waist undone,Nor its sandal strap broken.
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
27 None of them grows weary or stumbles;(AK)no one slumbers or sleeps.No belt is looseand no sandal strap broken.
27 No one is weary, no one stumbles, and no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt around their waists will come undone, nor will their sandal straps be broken.
28 Their arrows are sharp, and their bows bent. Their horses' hoofs are like flint, and their cart wheels like a stormy wind.
28 (u)(AZ)Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;The hoofs of its horses (v)seem like flint and its chariot (BA)wheels like a whirlwind.
28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
28 Their arrows are sharpened,and all their bows strung.Their horses’ hooves are like flint;their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
28 Their arrows are sharp, all their bows ready for action. Their horses' hooves seem like flint, and their chariot wheels spin like a whirlwind.
29 Their cry is as it were of a lion, and the roaring of them like lion's whelps. They shall roar, and haunch up the prey, and no man shall recover it or get it from them.
29 Its (BB)roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions;It growls as it (BC)seizes the preyAnd carries it off with (BD)no one to deliver it.
29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
29 Their roaring is like a lion’s;(AL)they roar like young lions;(AM)they growl and seize their preyand carry it off,and no one can rescue it.
29 With a roar like a lion, they snarl, and like young lions, they growl; they seize their prey and then carry it off, with no one to rescue.
30 In that day they shall be so fierce upon them, as the sea. And if we look unto the land, behold, it shall be all darkness and sorrow. If we look to heaven: behold, it shall be dark with careful desperation.
30 And it will (BE)growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea.If one (BF)looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;Even the light is darkened by its clouds.
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
30 On that day they will roar over it,like the roaring of the sea.When one looks at the land,there will be darkness and distress;light will be obscured by clouds.(k)
30 They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.
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