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And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence. <a href="/esv/isaiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry! <a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/5.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/isaiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of armies is the house of Israel, And the people of Judah are His delightful plant. So He waited for justice, but behold, there was bloodshed; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel And the men of Judah His delightful plant. Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah His delightful plant. Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel And the men of Judah His delightful plant. Thus He hoped for justice, but behold, bloodshed; For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress. <a href="/amp/isaiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/isaiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, the plant he delighted in. He expected justice but saw injustice; he expected righteousness but heard cries of despair. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, the plant He delighted in. He looked for justice but saw injustice, for righteousness, but heard cries of wretchedness. <a href="/asv/isaiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the LORD All-Powerful! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found. <a href="/erv/isaiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</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="/gwt/isaiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The vineyard of the LORD of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Israel is the vineyard of the LORD Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice. <a href="/isv/isaiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/isaiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress. <a href="/net/isaiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nheb/isaiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</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 justice, but, look, oppression; for righteousness, but, look, a cry of distress. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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="/web/isaiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a> For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression, for righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because the vineyard of YHWH of Hosts "" [Is] the house of Israel, "" And the man of Judah His pleasant plant, "" And He waits for judgment, and behold, oppression, "" For righteousness, and behold, a cry. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel: and the man of Juda, his pleasant plant: and I looked that he should do judgment, and behold iniquity: and do justice, and behold a cry. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel. And the man of Judah is his delightful seedling. And I expected that he would do judgment, and behold iniquity, and that he would do justice, and behold an outcry. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a> The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, the people of Judah, his cherished plant; He waited for judgment, but see, bloodshed! for justice, but hark, the outcry! <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant; and I looked for justice, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because the vineyard of LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts is the house of the household of Israel and the men from Yehuda, a new plant and beloved. I have waited for justice and there was rape, and for righteousness, and behold, wailing!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah the plant of His delight; And He looked for justice, but behold violence; For righteousness, but behold a cry. <a href="/sep/isaiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Juda his beloved plant: I expected it to bring forth judgement, and it brought forth iniquity; and not righteousness, but a cry. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/5-7.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=926" 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> …6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” 7<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ḵe·rem (N-msc) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">the vineyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">is the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5194.htm" title="5194: nə·ṭa‘ (N-msc) -- Plantation, planting, plant. From nata'; a plant; collectively, a plantation; abstractly, a planting.">are the plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/8191.htm" title="8191: ša·‘ă·šū·‘āw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A delight. From sha'a'; enjoyment.">of His delight.</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 looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: lə·miš·pāṭ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">for justice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">but saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/4939.htm" title="4939: miś·pāḥ (N-ms) -- Probably outpouring, bloodshed. From caphach; slaughter.">bloodshed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: liṣ·ḏā·qāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">for righteousness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">but heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6818.htm" title="6818: ṣə·‘ā·qāh (N-fs) -- A cry, outcry. From tsa'aq; a shriek.">a cry of distress.</a> <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="/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="/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="/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="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1-4</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. / The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. ... <a href="/romans/9-30.htm">Romans 9:30-33</a> What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; / but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, ... <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="/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="/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="/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="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11-12</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the vineyard<a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-11,15</a> Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it… <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10</a> Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.his pleasant plant.<a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a> For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.<a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Psalm 147:11</a> The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.<a href="/psalms/149-4.htm">Psalm 149:4</a> For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.he looked<a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2</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="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-8</a> Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? … <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-27</a> Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child… but.oppression.<a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a> From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.<a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Isaiah 3:17</a> Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.a cry<a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a> And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23,24</a> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage… <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Bloodshed</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Blood-Shedding</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-10.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Delightful</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-30.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-27.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-17.htm">Violence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Bloodshed</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Blood-Shedding</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Delightful</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Violence</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'; 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The imagery of a vineyard is used throughout Scripture to depict God's care and expectations for His people (e.g., <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a>, <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a>). The "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power, suggesting His authority over Israel. Historically, vineyards were a significant part of the agrarian society in ancient Israel, symbolizing prosperity and divine blessing. This metaphor underscores God's investment in Israel, expecting them to produce spiritual fruit.and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight Judah, the southern kingdom, is highlighted as the "plant of His delight," indicating God's special favor and expectation. This phrase suggests a personal and intimate relationship between God and Judah, akin to a gardener's care for a cherished plant. The use of "delight" reflects God's initial pleasure in His people, reminiscent of His covenant promises. This also foreshadows the coming of the Messiah from the tribe of Judah, as prophesied in <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a>, linking the lineage of David to Jesus Christ.He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed God's expectation for justice among His people is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. Justice, in the biblical sense, involves fairness, equity, and the protection of the vulnerable. However, instead of justice, God finds "bloodshed," indicating violence and oppression. This reflects the moral and spiritual decline of Israel and Judah, as seen in the historical context of social injustice and idolatry during the time of the prophets. The Hebrew wordplay between "justice" (mishpat) and "bloodshed" (mispach) emphasizes the stark contrast between God's expectations and the people's actions.for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress Righteousness involves living in right relationship with God and others, characterized by integrity and ethical behavior. Instead of righteousness, God hears "a cry of distress," indicating the suffering and exploitation of the innocent. This cry echoes the plight of the oppressed, similar to the cries God heard from the Israelites in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>). The failure to produce righteousness highlights the people's rebellion against God's covenant, leading to divine judgment. This theme of unmet expectations is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus calls for true righteousness that exceeds mere legalism (<a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over all heavenly armies. It underscores His authority and the expectation of obedience from His people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a> Symbolically represents the house of Israel. In ancient times, vineyards were valuable and required careful cultivation, paralleling God's care and expectations for His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a> Refers to the collective people of Israel, God's chosen nation, whom He nurtured and expected to bear fruit in terms of justice and righteousness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_judah.htm">The Men of Judah</a> Specifically highlights the southern kingdom of Judah, emphasizing their role and responsibility in God's plan. 5. <a href="/topical/j/justice_and_righteousness.htm">Justice and Righteousness</a> These are the fruits God expected from His people. The Hebrew words "mishpat" (justice) and "tsedaqah" (righteousness) indicate a standard of moral and ethical behavior aligned with God's character.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_expectation_of_fruitfulness.htm">God's Expectation of Fruitfulness</a> Just as God expected Israel to produce justice and righteousness, He expects His people today to live lives that reflect His character. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> The failure to meet God's standards leads to judgment. This serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_righteousness.htm">The Importance of Justice and Righteousness</a> These are not just Old Testament concepts but are central to the Christian life, as seen in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Believers are called to examine their lives to ensure they are producing the fruits of justice and righteousness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_grace.htm">God's Patience and Grace</a> Despite Israel's failure, God's continued work through history shows His patience and desire for repentance and restoration.<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/what's_the_meaning_of_'the_true_vine'.htm">What is the meaning of "The True Vine"?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_15_conflict_with_god's_promises.htm">Could Ezekiel 15 conflict with covenant promises in earlier texts, suggesting inconsistencies in God’s character? </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/is_there_evidence_of_isaiah's_land_ruin.htm">Isaiah 1:7 describes a land devoured by foreigners; is there historical or archaeological evidence confirming such devastation at the time of Isaiah?</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>(7) For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts.--The words remind us of Nathan's "Thou art the man," to David (<a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm" title="And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;">2Samuel 12:7</a>), and of our Lord's words in <a href="/context/matthew/21-42.htm" title="Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?">Matthew 21:42-43</a>.Behold oppression.--The Hebrew word carries with it the idea of bloodshed, and points to the crimes mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm" title="And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.">Isaiah 1:15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm" title="When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the middle thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.">Isaiah 4:4</a>. The "cry" is that of the victims who appeal to Jehovah when they find no help in man (<a href="/genesis/4-10.htm" title="And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.">Genesis 4:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-15.htm" title="At his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.">Deuteronomy 24:15</a>; <a href="/james/5-4.htm" title="Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.">James 5:4</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - For the vineyard, etc. The full explanation of the parable follows immediately on the disclosure in ver. 6. The vineyard is "Israel," or rather "Judah;" the fruit expected from it, "judgment and righteousness;" the wild grapes which alone it had produced, "oppression" and the "cry" of the distressed. His pleasant plan;: literally, the plant of his delights; i.e. the plantation in which he had so long taken delight. He looked for judgment, etc. Gesenius has attempted to give the verbal antithesis of the Hebrew, which is quite lost in our version - "Er harrete auf Recht, und siehe da Unrecht, Auf Gerechtigkeit, und siehe da Schlechtigkeit." <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/5-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the vineyard כֶ֜רֶם (ḵe·rem) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard of the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָאוֹת֙ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign is the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and the men וְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites are the plant נְטַ֖ע (nə·ṭa‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5194.htm">Strong's 5194: </a> A plant, a plantation, a planting of His delight. שַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יו (ša·‘ă·šū·‘āw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8191.htm">Strong's 8191: </a> Enjoyment He looked וַיְקַ֤ו (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 for justice לְמִשְׁפָּט֙ (lə·miš·pāṭ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style but saw וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! injustice; מִשְׂפָּ֔ח (miś·pāḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4939.htm">Strong's 4939: </a> Probably outpouring, bloodshed for righteousness, לִצְדָקָ֖ה (liṣ·ḏā·qāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> Rightness, subjectively, objectively but heard וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! a cry of distress. צְעָקָֽה׃ (ṣə·‘ā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6818.htm">Strong's 6818: </a> A cry, outcry <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:8" /></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>