What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? why, when I expected that it should bring forth grapes, it brought forth wild grapes?

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place, where there could be a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, it shall even be briers and thorns.

They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be a help nor a profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

Your tackle are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great plunder divided; the lame take the prey.

For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but are themselves gone into captivity.