Isaiah 5:3

Translations

Modern

“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.

Traditional

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

Literal

“And now, O dweller of Jerusalem and man of Judah, judge please, between Me and between My vineyard.

Latin

Nunc ergo, habitatores Jerusalem et viri Juda, judicate inter me et vineam meam.

Original

Hebrew

English

“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.

Notes

Isaiah 5:3–4

Clearly, the Lord had kindly done everything possible for the vineyard. He was not responsible for the bitter grapes.
I extort you to judge: Isaiah wanted the audience to condemn the vineyard before revealing that they were the vineyard themselves (Isaiah 5:7). This rhetorical tactic is similar to the one Nathan used to confront David (2 Samuel 12:1–5).

Isaiah 5:1–7

The Song of the Vineyard is a poem where God criticizes the bad leaders who have hurt Israel, his vineyard. Like some wisdom literature, it first describes a confusing situation (Isaiah 5:1–2) and then explains its spiritual meaning (5:3–7). The theme of the vineyard's change appears again in Isaiah 27 and in Jesus's teachings (Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1).

Isaiah 5:1–30

The prophet delivered judgment through a song (Isaiah 5:1–7) and prophecies of sorrow (5:8–30). Although Israel's future will be pure and in fellowship with God (Isaiah 4:2–6), it must address the current sinful state of the people and their leaders.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Grief over Apostasy Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Romans 3:4
Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
Romans 2:5
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Mark 12:9–12
What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
Micah 6:2–3
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
Matthew 21:40–41
Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
Luke 20:15–16
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
Psalm 50:4–6
He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
Jeremiah 2:4–5
Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
Psalm 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Parallels

Luke 13:6–9

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Coins Isaiah, Book of Vine, Wild Vine

Topics

God: Longsuffering of Ingratitude to God: Illustrated Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Parables of the Vineyard Prophets: Frequently Spoke in Parables and Riddles Punishment: According to Deeds: The Parable of the Vineyard Reasoning: God Reasons with Men Unfaithfulness: General Scriptures Concerning Vineyard: Parables of War: God Uses, As a Judgment

Isaiah 5:3

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