Isaiah 5:1 “I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vi…”

Isaiah 5:1

I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

World English Bible

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

American Standard Version

Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

Geneva Bible 1599

Now will I sing to my beloued a song of my beloued to his vineyarde, My beloued had a vineyarde in a very fruitefull hill,

Darby Translation

I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard: My well-beloved had a vineyard upon a fruitful hill.

Young's Literal Translation

Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill,

Bible in Basic English

Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-garden on a fertile hill:

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Cross references

“Now”

Deuteronomy 31:19–22 Psalm 45:1 Judges 5:1–31 Psalm 101:1

Deuteronomy 31:19–22 · BSB

Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

Psalm 45:1 · BSB

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Judges 5:1–31 · BSB

On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

Psalm 101:1 · BSB

I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

“well-beloved”

Song of Solomon 2:16 Song of Solomon 5:2 Song of Solomon 5:16 Song of Solomon 6:3

Song of Solomon 2:16 · BSB

My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 5:2 · BSB

I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Song of Solomon 5:16 · BSB

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 6:3 · BSB

I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

“touching”

Mark 12:1 Luke 20:9 John 15:1 Psalm 80:8 Jeremiah 2:21 Matthew 21:33

Mark 12:1 · BSB

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.

Luke 20:9 · BSB

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.

John 15:1 · BSB

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.

Psalm 80:8 · BSB

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

Jeremiah 2:21 · BSB

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?

Matthew 21:33 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2He 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!

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