Isaiah 5:7 “For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the…”

Isaiah 5:7

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For the vineyard of the LORD 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Surely the vineyard of the Lord of hostes is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah are his pleasant plant, and hee looked for iudgement, but beholde oppression: for righteousnesse, but beholde a crying.

Darby Translation

For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his delight: and he looked for justice, and behold, blood-shedding; for righteousness, and behold, a cry.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.

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Cross references

“the vineyard”

Psalm 80:8–11 Jeremiah 12:10 Psalm 80:15

Psalm 80:8–11 · BSB

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

Jeremiah 12:10 · BSB

Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.

Psalm 80:15 · BSB

the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.

“his pleasant plant”

Isaiah 62:5 Psalm 147:11 Psalm 149:4 Song of Solomon 7:6 Zephaniah 3:17

Isaiah 62:5 · BSB

For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Psalm 147:11 · BSB

The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

Psalm 149:4 · BSB

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

Song of Solomon 7:6 · BSB

How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!

Zephaniah 3:17 · BSB

The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

“he looked”

Matthew 3:8–10 Isaiah 5:2 Isaiah 58:6–8 Micah 6:8 Zechariah 7:9–14 Matthew 23:23

Matthew 3:8–10 · BSB

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

Isaiah 5:2 · BSB

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!

Isaiah 58:6–8 · BSB

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?

Micah 6:8 · BSB

He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Zechariah 7:9–14 · BSB

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

Matthew 23:23 · BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latte…

“oppression”

Isaiah 1:6 Isaiah 3:17

Isaiah 1:6 · BSB

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.

Isaiah 3:17 · BSB

the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare. ”

“a cry”

James 5:4 Exodus 3:7 Deuteronomy 15:9 Nehemiah 5:1–5 Job 34:28 Proverbs 21:13

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Exodus 3:7 · BSB

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

Deuteronomy 15:9 · BSB

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against…

Nehemiah 5:1–5 · BSB

About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

Job 34:28 · BSB

They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

Proverbs 21:13 · BSB

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

Also

Isaiah 3:14

Isaiah 3:14 · BSB

The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

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

In context

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.”

8Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

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