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He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> He plowed the land, cleared its stones, and planted it with the best vines. In the middle he built a watchtower and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks. Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes, but the grapes that grew were bitter. <a href="/esv/isaiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! <a href="/kjv/isaiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a> He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He dug it all around, cleared it of stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it, And also carved out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it, And hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He hoped for it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. <a href="/amp/isaiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He dug it all around and cleared away its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine (the people of Judah). And He built a tower in the center of it; And also hewed out a wine vat in it. Then He expected it to produce [the choicest] grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. <a href="/csb/isaiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones, and planted it with the finest vines. He built a tower in the middle of it and even dug out a winepress there. He expected it to yield good grapes, but it yielded worthless grapes. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones, and planted it with the finest vines. He built a tower in the middle of it and even dug out a winepress there. He expected it to yield good grapes, but it yielded worthless grapes. <a href="/asv/isaiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> and he digged 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 hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/cev/isaiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced. <a href="/erv/isaiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> and he made a trench about 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 hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He dug it up, removed its stones, planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in it, and made a winepress in it. Then he waited for it to produce good grapes, but it produced only sour, wild grapes. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> He dug the soil and cleared it of stones; he planted the finest vines. He built a tower to guard them, dug a pit for treading the grapes. He waited for the grapes to ripen, but every grape was sour. <a href="/isv/isaiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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." <a href="/msb/isaiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! <a href="/net/isaiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a> He built a hedge around it, removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in its midst, and also cut out a winepress in it. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones of it, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein: and he expected that it would bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/web/isaiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a> He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in the middle of it, and also cut out a wine press in it. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He fences it, and casts out its stones, "" And plants it [with] a choice vine, "" And builds a tower in its midst, "" And has also hewn out a winepress in it, "" And He waits for the yielding of grapes, "" And it yields bad ones! <a href="/ylt/isaiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it with a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones! <a href="/slt/isaiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will dig it up, and he will free it from stones, and he will plant it with a vine of purple grapes, and build a tower in its midst, and he will also hew out a wine-vat in it: and he will wait for grapes to be made, and it will make wild grapes.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof, and set up a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he fenced it in, and he picked the stones out of it, and he planted it with the best vines, and he built a tower in the middle of it, and he set up a winepress within it. And he expected it to produce grapes, but it produced wild vines. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a> He spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; Within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he waited for the crop of grapes, but it yielded rotten grapes. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He cultivated it and fenced it and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a watchtower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress in it; and he expected that it should bring forth grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he cultivated it and a hedge enclosed it and he planted it vine shoots and built a tower within it, also he made a winepress in it and expected that it would produce grapes and it produced blasted things”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he digged it, and cleared it of stones, And planted it with the choicest vine, And built a tower in the midst of it, And also hewed out a vat therein; And he looked that it should bring forth grapes, And it brought forth wild grapes. <a href="/sep/isaiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I made a hedge round it, and dug a trench, and planted a choice vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and dug a place for the wine-vat in it: and I waited for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth thorns. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/5-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=862" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">The Song of the Vineyard</a> 1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2<a href="/hebrew/5823.htm" title="5823: way·‘az·zə·qê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To dig about. A primitive root; to grub over.">He dug it up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5619.htm" title="5619: way·saq·qə·lê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To stone, put to death by stoning. A primitive root; properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary.">and cleared the stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: way·yiṭ·ṭā·‘ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">and planted</a> <a href="/hebrew/8321.htm" title="8321: śō·rêq (N-ms) -- (choice species of) the vine. Or sowreq; and soreqah; from sharaq in the sense of redness; a vine stock.">the finest vines.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">He built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4026.htm" title="4026: miḡ·dāl (N-ms) -- A tower. Also feminine migdalah; from gadal; a tower; by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a bed of flowers.">a watchtower</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2672.htm" title="2672: ḥā·ṣêḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or chatseb; a primitive root; to cut or carve, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave.">dug out</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3342.htm" title="3342: ye·qeḇ (N-ms) -- Wine vat. From an unused root meaning to excavate; a trough; specifically, a wine-vat.">a winepress as well.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: way·qaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">He waited for the vineyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to yield</a> <a href="/hebrew/6025.htm" title="6025: ‘ă·nā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A grape. From an unused root probably meaning to bear fruit; a grape.">good grapes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">but the fruit it produced</a> <a href="/hebrew/891.htm" title="891: bə·’u·šîm (N-mp) -- Stinking or worthless (things), wild grapes. Plural of b'osh; poison-berries.">was sour!</a> 3“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a> Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-16</a> Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a> You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ... <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a> I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine? <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a> “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a> Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. <a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a> Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ... <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a> Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32-33</a> But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. / Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras. <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a> Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a> By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ... <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10</a> Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7-8</a> For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. / But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11-12</a> Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver. / But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the middle of it, and also made a wine press therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.fenced it.<a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Exodus 33:16</a> For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.<a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Numbers 23:9</a> For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8,9</a> When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel… planted<a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a> Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?the choicest vine.<a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Judges 16:4</a> And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.and built<a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Isaiah 1:8</a> And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.<a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Micah 4:8</a> And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.made.<a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">Isaiah 63:2,3</a> Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? … <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15</a> In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.<a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Revelation 14:18-20</a> And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe… he looked<a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2-4,21-23</a> Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me… <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a> Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?wild grapes<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Built</a> <a href="/songs/4-13.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/119-85.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/psalms/119-85.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-7.htm">Expected</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/songs/7-7.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-21.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-27.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-27.htm">Wine-Press</a> <a href="/songs/7-13.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Built</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Expected</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Wine-Press</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Yielded</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 5</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">His judgments upon covetousness</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Upon lasciviousness</a> 13. <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Upon impiety</a> 20. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">And upon injustice</a> 26. <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">The executioners of God's judgments</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He dug it up and cleared the stones This phrase reflects the careful preparation and effort God invested in Israel, symbolized by the vineyard. In ancient Palestine, vineyards required significant labor to remove stones and prepare the soil, indicating God's meticulous care and provision. The removal of stones can also symbolize the removal of obstacles or impurities, aligning with God's desire for Israel to be a holy nation. This imagery is reminiscent of God's covenant with Israel, where He promised to nurture and protect them if they remained faithful.and planted the finest vines The "finest vines" represent the people of Israel, chosen by God to be His special possession. This choice is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a>, where Israel is described as a holy people set apart by God. The use of "finest" suggests that God provided Israel with every advantage and blessing necessary to thrive spiritually and morally. This can also be seen as a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ, the true vine, as mentioned in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>, where believers are called to abide in Him to bear fruit.He built a watchtower in the middle The watchtower signifies God's protection and vigilance over Israel. In ancient vineyards, a watchtower was used to guard against thieves and wild animals, symbolizing God's constant watchfulness and care. This imagery can be connected to <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>, which assures that God neither slumbers nor sleeps in His guardianship over His people. The central location of the watchtower emphasizes God's presence among His people, a theme that resonates throughout the Old Testament.and dug out a winepress as well The winepress represents the expectation of a fruitful harvest, symbolizing the righteous deeds and spiritual fruit God anticipated from Israel. In biblical times, a winepress was essential for processing grapes into wine, a symbol of joy and blessing. This expectation is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are called to produce the fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). The winepress also foreshadows the judgment that comes when God's people fail to produce the expected fruit, as seen in <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Revelation 14:19-20</a>.He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes This phrase highlights God's patience and long-suffering nature, as He gave Israel time to produce righteousness and justice. The expectation of "good grapes" reflects God's desire for His people to live according to His commandments and to be a light to the nations. This expectation is echoed in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, where God requires His people to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with Him. The waiting period signifies God's grace, allowing time for repentance and growth.but the fruit it produced was sour! The sour fruit symbolizes Israel's failure to live up to God's expectations, producing injustice and unrighteousness instead of the desired righteousness. This outcome is a lament over Israel's spiritual decline and moral corruption, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5</a>. The sour fruit serves as a warning to all believers about the consequences of disobedience and unfaithfulness. This imagery is paralleled in the New Testament, where Jesus warns of the consequences of not bearing good fruit (<a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Matthew 7:17-19</a>). The sour fruit ultimately points to the need for redemption through Christ, who enables believers to produce the fruit of righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard_owner.htm">The Vineyard Owner</a> Represents God, who carefully prepares and tends to His people, expecting them to bear good fruit. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a> Symbolizes the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, who were given every opportunity to thrive spiritually. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_watchtower.htm">The Watchtower</a> A structure built for protection and oversight, indicating God's provision and vigilance over His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_winepress.htm">The Winepress</a> Represents the expectation of fruitful results from the vineyard, symbolizing the spiritual fruit God desires from His people. 5. <a href="/topical/w/worthless_grapes.htm">Worthless Grapes</a> The disappointing outcome, symbolizing Israel's failure to live up to God's expectations despite His care and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a> Just as the vineyard owner provided everything necessary for the vineyard to thrive, God provides for us spiritually, equipping us to bear fruit. <a href="/topical/e/expectation_of_fruitfulness.htm">Expectation of Fruitfulness</a> God expects His people to produce good fruit, reflecting His character and fulfilling His purposes in the world. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unfruitfulness.htm">Consequences of Unfruitfulness</a> The production of worthless grapes serves as a warning of the consequences of failing to live according to God's standards. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Believers are called to examine their lives to ensure they are producing the fruit of the Spirit, as evidence of their relationship with God. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_christ.htm">Dependence on Christ</a> True fruitfulness comes from abiding in Christ, the true vine, and relying on His strength and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 5</a> <a href="/q/why_only_wild_grapes_in_god's_vineyard.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_meaning_of_'the_true_vine'.htm">What is the meaning of 'The True Vine'?</a> <a href="/q/when_to_scatter_or_gather_stones.htm">When is it time to scatter or gather stones?</a> <a href="/q/verify_historical_basis_of_jesus's_'true_vine'.htm">John 15:1-2: How can we verify, historically or otherwise, that Jesus's 'true vine' metaphor reflects anything beyond cultural symbolism and legend?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) And he fenced it.--In the "fence" we may recognise the law and institutions of Israel which kept it as a separate people (Eph. Ii. 14); in the "stones" that were gathered out, the removal of the old idolatries that would have hindered the development of the nation's life; in the "tower" of the vineyard (comp. in a different context <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm" title="And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.">Isaiah 1:8</a>), the monarchy and throne of David, or the watch-tower from which the prophets looked forth (Hab. Ii. 1; <a href="/context/isaiah/21-5.htm" title="Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, you princes, and anoint the shield.">Isaiah 21:5-8</a>); in the "winepress," the temple in which the fruits of righteousness were to issue in the wine of joy and adoration (<a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm" title="For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.">Zechariah 9:17</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm" title="And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;">Ephesians 5:18</a>). It was, we may note, one of the maxims of the Rabbis that the duty of a scribe was "to set a fence around the law" (Pirke Aboth, i. 1). In the last clause of the verse the pleasant song suddenly changes its tone, and the "wild grapes (sour and hard, and not larger than bilberries) are types of deeds of harsh and cruel injustice on which the prophet proceeds to dwell.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - He fenced it. So the LXX., the Vulgate, Aben Ezra, Jarchi, Rosenmüller, Lowth, Kay. Gesenius, Knobel, and Mr. Cheyne prefer to translate, "he dug it over;" while the Revisers of 1885 have suggested, "he made a trench about it." The word occurs only in this place, and has no cognates in Hebrew. And gathered out the stones (comp. <a href="/isaiah/62-10.htm">Isaiah 62:10</a>). In the stony soil of Palestine, to collect the surface stones into heaps, or build them into walls, is of primary necessity for the improvement of the land. Conversely the stones were put back, and scattered over the land, by those who wished to "mar" it (<a href="/2_kings/3-19.htm">2 Kings 3:19, 25</a>). Planted it with the choicest vine (comp. <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a>). The sorek seems to have been a particular kind of vine, reckoned superior to others. The etymology of the word indicates that it was of a deep red color. Built a tower (comp. <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33</a>). Towers had to be built in gardens, orchards, and vineyards, that watch might be kept from them against thieves and marauders (see <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">1 Kings 17:9</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm">1 Kings 18:8</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">2 Chronicles 26:10</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">2 Chronicles 27:4</a>, etc.). Made a wine-press; literally, dug a winepress. The excavation was made to contain a vat, above which was the "press," worked by men, who wrung the liquor out of a great bag containing the grapes. (See the Egyptian rock-paintings, passim, where the operation is represented repeatedly.) It brought forth wild grapes. The natural, not the cultivated fruit, a worthless product. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/5-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He dug it up וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ (way·‘az·zə·qê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5823.htm">Strong's 5823: </a> To grub over and cleared the stones וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּ (way·saq·qə·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5619.htm">Strong's 5619: </a> To stone, put to death by stoning and planted וַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·yiṭ·ṭā·‘ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant the finest vines. שֹׂרֵ֔ק (śō·rêq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8321.htm">Strong's 8321: </a> (choice species of) the vine He built וַיִּ֤בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build a watchtower מִגְדָּל֙ (miḡ·dāl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4026.htm">Strong's 4026: </a> A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers in the middle בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre and וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and dug out חָצֵ֣ב (ḥā·ṣêḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2672.htm">Strong's 2672: </a> To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave a winepress {as well}. יֶ֖קֶב (ye·qeḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3342.htm">Strong's 3342: </a> A trough, a wine-vat He waited for [the vineyard] וַיְקַ֛ו (way·qaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> To bind together, collect, to expect to yield לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make good grapes, עֲנָבִ֖ים (‘ă·nā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6025.htm">Strong's 6025: </a> A grape but the fruit it produced וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make was sour! בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃ (bə·’u·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> Stinking or worthless (things), wild grapes <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:2 He dug it up gathered out its (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 5:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 5:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>