<h3>The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed</h3>5 <poetry>Let me sing for my beloved <indent>my love song concerning his vineyard:</indent> My beloved had a vineyard <indent>on a very fertile hill.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>He dug it and cleared it of stones, <indent>and planted it with choice vines;</indent> he built a watchtower in the midst of it, <indent>and hewed out a wine vat in it;</indent> and he looked for it to yield grapes, <indent>but it yielded wild grapes.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 3 <poetry>And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem <indent>and men of Judah,</indent> judge between me and my vineyard. </poetry> 4 <poetry> What more was there to do for my vineyard, <indent>that I have not done in it?</indent> When I looked for it to yield grapes, <indent>why did it yield wild grapes?</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 5 <poetry>And now I will tell you <indent>what I will do to my vineyard.</indent> I will remove its hedge, <indent>and it shall be devoured; </indent> I will break down its wall, <indent>and it shall be trampled down.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>I will make it a waste; <indent>it shall not be pruned or hoed,</indent> <indent>and briers and thorns shall grow up;</indent> I will also command the clouds <indent>that they rain no rain upon it.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 7 <poetry> For the vineyard of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts <indent>is the house of Israel,</indent> and the men of Judah <indent>are his pleasant planting;</indent> and he looked for justice, <indent>but behold, bloodshed; </indent> for righteousness, <indent>but behold, an outcry! </indent></poetry></poetry> <h3>Woe to the Wicked</h3> 8 <poetry>Woe to those who join house to house, <indent>who add field to field,</indent> until there is no more room, <indent>and you are made to dwell alone</indent> <indent>in the midst of the land.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts has sworn in my hearing: “Surely many houses shall be desolate, <indent>large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry> For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, <indent>and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.” </indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 11 <poetry>Woe to those who rise early in the morning, <indent>that they may run after strong drink,</indent> who tarry late into the evening <indent>as wine inflames them!</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry> They have lyre and harp, <indent>tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,</indent> but they do not regard the deeds of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>or see the work of his hands.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 13 <poetry>Therefore my people go into exile <indent> for lack of knowledge; </indent> their honored men go hungry, <indent>and their multitude is parched with thirst.</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite <indent>and opened its mouth beyond measure,</indent> and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, <indent>her revelers and he who exults in her.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry> Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, <indent>and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.</indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry> But the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts is exalted in justice, <indent>and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture, <indent>and nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 18 <poetry>Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, <indent>who draw sin as with cart ropes,</indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>who say: “Let him be quick, <indent>let him speed his work</indent> <indent>that we may see it;</indent> let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, <indent>and let it come, that we may know it!”</indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>Woe to those who call evil good <indent>and good evil,</indent> who put darkness for light <indent>and light for darkness,</indent> who put bitter for sweet <indent>and sweet for bitter!</indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, <indent>and shrewd in their own sight!</indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, <indent>and valiant men in mixing strong drink,</indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>who acquit the guilty for a bribe, <indent>and deprive the innocent of his right!</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 24 <poetry>Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, <indent>and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,</indent> so their root will be as rottenness, <indent>and their blossom go up like dust;</indent> for they have rejected the law of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts, <indent>and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.</indent> </poetry> 25 <poetry>Therefore the anger of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> was kindled against his people, <indent>and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them,</indent> <indent>and the mountains quaked;</indent> and their corpses were as refuse <indent>in the midst of the streets.</indent> For all this his anger has not turned away, <indent>and his hand is stretched out still.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 26 <poetry>He will raise a signal for nations far away, <indent>and whistle for them from the ends of the earth;</indent> and behold, quickly, speedily they come! </poetry> 27 <poetry> None is weary, none stumbles, <indent>none slumbers or sleeps,</indent> not a waistband is loose, <indent>not a sandal strap broken;</indent> </poetry> 28 <poetry> their arrows are sharp, <indent>all their bows bent,</indent> their horses' hoofs seem like flint, <indent>and their wheels like the whirlwind.</indent> </poetry> 29 <poetry>Their roaring is like a lion, <indent>like young lions they roar;</indent> they growl and seize their prey; <indent>they carry it off, and none can rescue.</indent> </poetry> 30 <poetry>They will growl over it on that day, <indent>like the growling of the sea.</indent> And if one looks to the land, <indent>behold, darkness and distress;</indent> and the light is darkened by its clouds.</poetry></poetry>

Isaiah 5:1

Let me sing for my beloved <indent>my love song concerning his vineyard:</indent> My beloved had <cr>1</cr>a vineyard <indent>on a very fertile hill.</indent>

He dug it and cleared it of stones, <indent>and planted it with <cr>1</cr>choice vines;</indent> he built a watchtower in the midst of it, <indent>and hewed out a wine vat in it;</indent> and <cr>2</cr>he looked for it to yield grapes, <indent>but it yielded wild grapes.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:2

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem <indent>and men of Judah,</indent> judge between me and my vineyard.

Isaiah 5:3

<cr>1</cr>What more was there to do for my vineyard, <indent>that I have not done in it?</indent> <cr>2</cr>When I looked for it to yield grapes, <indent>why did it yield wild grapes?</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:4

And now I will tell you <indent>what I will do to my vineyard.</indent> I will remove <cr>1</cr>its hedge, <indent>and it shall be devoured;<ft>1</ft></indent> <cr>2</cr>I will break down its wall, <indent>and it shall be trampled down.</indent>

Isaiah 5:5

I will make it a waste; <indent>it shall not be pruned or hoed,</indent> <indent>and <cr>1</cr>briers and thorns shall grow up;</indent> <cr>2</cr>I will also command the clouds <indent>that they rain no rain upon it.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:6

<cr>1</cr>For the vineyard of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts <indent>is the house of Israel,</indent> and the men of Judah <indent>are his pleasant planting;</indent> and he looked for justice, <indent>but behold, bloodshed;<ft>1</ft></indent> for righteousness, <indent>but behold, an outcry!<ft>2</ft></indent></poetry>

Isaiah 5:7

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who <cr>1</cr>join house to house, <indent>who add field to field,</indent> until there is no more room, <indent>and you are made to dwell alone</indent> <indent>in the midst of the land.</indent>

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts has sworn in my hearing: <cr>1</cr>“Surely many houses shall be desolate, <indent>large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.</indent>

Isaiah 5:9

<cr>1</cr>For ten acres<ft>1</ft> of vineyard shall yield but one bath, <indent>and a <cr>2</cr>homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”<ft>2</ft></indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:10

Woe to those who <cr>1</cr>rise early in the morning, <indent>that they may run after strong drink,</indent> who tarry late into the evening <indent>as wine inflames them!</indent>

Isaiah 5:11

<cr>1</cr>They have lyre and harp, <indent>tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,</indent> <cr>2</cr>but they do not regard the deeds of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>or see the work of his hands.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:12

Therefore my people go into exile <indent><cr>1</cr>for lack of knowledge;<ft>1</ft></indent> their <cr>2</cr>honored men go hungry,<ft>2</ft> <indent>and their multitude is parched with thirst.</indent>

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore Sheol has <cr>1</cr>enlarged its appetite <indent>and opened <cr>2</cr>its mouth beyond measure,</indent> and the nobility of Jerusalem<ft>1</ft> and her multitude will go down, <indent>her revelers and he who <cr>3</cr>exults in her.</indent>

Isaiah 5:14

<cr>1</cr>Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, <indent>and the eyes of the haughty<ft>1</ft> are brought low.</indent>

Isaiah 5:15

<cr>1</cr>But the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts is exalted<ft>1</ft> in justice, <indent>and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.</indent>

Isaiah 5:16

Then shall the lambs graze <cr>1</cr>as in their pasture, <indent>and <cr>2</cr>nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:17

Woe to those who draw iniquity with <cr>1</cr>cords of falsehood, <indent>who draw sin as with cart ropes,</indent>

Isaiah 5:18

who say: <cr>1</cr>“Let him be quick, <indent>let him speed his work</indent> <indent>that we may see it;</indent> let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, <indent>and let it come, that we may know it!”</indent>

Isaiah 5:19

Woe to <cr>1</cr>those who call evil good <indent>and good evil,</indent> <cr>2</cr>who put darkness for light <indent>and light for darkness,</indent> who put bitter for sweet <indent>and sweet for bitter!</indent>

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who are <cr>1</cr>wise in their own eyes, <indent>and shrewd in their own sight!</indent>

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are <cr>1</cr>heroes at drinking wine, <indent>and valiant men in mixing strong drink,</indent>

Isaiah 5:22

who <cr>1</cr>acquit the guilty for a bribe, <indent>and deprive the innocent of his right!</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:23

Therefore, <cr>1</cr>as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, <indent>and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,</indent> so <cr>2</cr>their root will be <cr>3</cr>as rottenness, <indent>and their blossom go up like dust;</indent> for they have <cr>4</cr>rejected the law of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of hosts, <indent>and have <cr>5</cr>despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.</indent>

Isaiah 5:24

Therefore <cr>1</cr>the anger of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> was kindled against his people, <indent>and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them,</indent> <indent>and <cr>2</cr>the mountains quaked;</indent> and their corpses were <cr>3</cr>as refuse <indent>in the midst of the streets.</indent> <cr>4</cr>For all this his anger has not turned away, <indent>and his hand is stretched out still.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 5:25

He will <cr>1</cr>raise a signal for nations far away, <indent>and <cr>2</cr>whistle for them <cr>3</cr>from the ends of the earth;</indent> and behold, quickly, speedily they come!

Isaiah 5:26

<cr>1</cr>None is weary, none stumbles, <indent>none slumbers or sleeps,</indent> not a waistband is loose, <indent>not a sandal strap broken;</indent>

Isaiah 5:27

<cr>1</cr>their arrows are sharp, <indent>all their bows bent,</indent> their horses' hoofs seem like flint, <indent>and their wheels <cr>2</cr>like the whirlwind.</indent>

Isaiah 5:28

Their roaring is like a lion, <indent>like young lions they roar;</indent> they growl and <cr>1</cr>seize their prey; <indent>they carry it off, and none can rescue.</indent>

Isaiah 5:29

They will growl over it on that day, <indent>like the growling of the sea.</indent> And if one looks to the land, <indent>behold, <cr>1</cr>darkness and distress;</indent> and the light is darkened by its clouds.</poetry>

Isaiah 5:30

 1 Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had  a vineyard on a very fertile hill.  2 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.  3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.  4  What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it?  When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes?  5 And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove  its hedge, and it shall be devoured;   I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.  6 I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and  briers and thorns shall grow up;  I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.  7  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!  8 Woe to those who  join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.  9 The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:  “Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.  10  For ten acres  of vineyard shall yield but one bath, and a  homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”   11 Woe to those who  rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!  12  They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,  but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.  13 Therefore my people go into exile  for lack of knowledge;  their  honored men go hungry,  and their multitude is parched with thirst.  14 Therefore Sheol has  enlarged its appetite and opened  its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem  and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who  exults in her.  15  Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty  are brought low.  16  But the Lord of hosts is exalted  in justice, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.  17 Then shall the lambs graze  as in their pasture, and  nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.  18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with  cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,  19 who say:  “Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!”  20 Woe to  those who call evil good and good evil,  who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!  21 Woe to those who are  wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!  22 Woe to those who are  heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,  23 who  acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!  24 Therefore,  as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so  their root will be  as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have  rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and have  despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.  25 Therefore  the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and  the mountains quaked; and their corpses were  as refuse in the midst of the streets.  For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.  26 He will  raise a signal for nations far away, and  whistle for them  from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come!  27  None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistband is loose, not a sandal strap broken;  28  their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels  like the whirlwind.  29 Their roaring is like a lion, like young lions they roar; they growl and  seize their prey; they carry it off, and none can rescue.  30 They will growl over it on that day, like the growling of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold,  darkness and distress; and the light is darkened by its clouds.

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