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| 5:1 | 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, |
| 5:2 | And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it `with' a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones! |
| 5:3 | And now, O inhabitant of Jerusalem, and man of Judah, Judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard. |
| 5:4 | What -- to do still to my vineyard, That I have not done in it! Wherefore, I waited to the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones! |
| 5:5 | And now, pray, let me cause you to know, That which I am doing to my vineyard, To turn aside its hedge, And it hath been for consumption, To break down its wall, And it hath been for a treading-place. |
| 5:6 | And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain. |
| 5:7 | 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. |
| 5:8 | Wo `to' those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land! |
| 5:9 | By the weapons of Jehovah of Hosts Do not many houses a desolation become? Great and good without inhabitant! |
| 5:10 | For ten acres of vineyard do yield one bath, And an homer of seed yieldeth an ephah. |
| 5:11 | Wo `to' those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them! |
| 5:12 | And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen. |
| 5:13 | Therefore my people removed without knowledge, And its honourable ones are famished, And its multitude dried up of thirst. |
| 5:14 | Therefore hath Sheol enlarged herself, And hath opened her mouth without limit. And gone down hath its honour, and its multitude, And its noise, and its exulting one -- into her. |
| 5:15 | And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low, |
| 5:16 | And Jehovah of Hosts is high in judgment, And the Holy God sanctified in righteousness, |
| 5:17 | And fed have lambs according to their leading, And waste places of the fat ones Do sojourners consume. |
| 5:18 | Wo `to' those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as `with' thick ropes of the cart -- sin. |
| 5:19 | Who are saying, `Let Him hurry, Let Him hasten His work, that we may see, And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel Draw near and come, and we know.' |
| 5:20 | Wo `to' those saying to evil `good,' And to good `evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. |
| 5:21 | Wo `to' the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent! |
| 5:22 | Wo `to' the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink. |
| 5:23 | Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him. |
| 5:24 | Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised. |
| 5:25 | Therefore hath the anger of Jehovah burned among His people, And He stretcheth out His hand against it, And smiteth it, and the mountains tremble, And their carcase is as filth in the midst of the out-places. With all this His anger did not turn back, And still His hand is stretched out! |
| 5:26 | And He lifted up an ensign to nations afar off, And hissed to it from the end of the earth, And lo, with haste, swift it cometh. |
| 5:27 | There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, It doth not slumber, nor sleep, Nor opened hath been the girdle of its loins, Nor drawn away the latchet of its sandals. |
| 5:28 | Whose arrows `are' sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane! |
| 5:29 | Its roaring `is' like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering. |
| 5:30 | And it howleth against it in that day as the howling of a sea, And it hath looked attentively to the land, And lo, darkness -- distress, And light hath been darkened by its abundance! |
| 5:1 | 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: |
| 5:2 | 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. |
| 5:3 | And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. |
| 5:4 | What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? |
| 5:5 | And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: |
| 5:6 | And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. |
| 5:7 | 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. |
| 5:8 | Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! |
| 5:9 | In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. |
| 5:10 | Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. |
| 5:11 | Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! |
| 5:12 | And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. |
| 5:13 | Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. |
| 5:14 | Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. |
| 5:15 | And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: |
| 5:16 | But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. |
| 5:17 | Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. |
| 5:18 | Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: |
| 5:19 | That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! |
| 5:20 | Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! |
| 5:21 | Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! |
| 5:22 | Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: |
| 5:23 | Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! |
| 5:24 | Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| 5:25 | Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. |
| 5:26 | And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: |
| 5:27 | None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: |
| 5:28 | Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind. |
| 5:29 | Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. |
| 5:30 | And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. |
| 5:1 | Now I will sing to my Beloved a song of my Beloved concerning His vineyard: My Beloved has a vineyard in a fruitful horn. |
| 5:2 | And He dug it, and cleared it of stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in its midst, and also hewed out a wine vat in it. And He waited for it to produce grapes, but it produced rotten grapes. |
| 5:3 | And now, O people of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I ask you, judge between Me and My vineyard. |
| 5:4 | What more could have been done to My vineyard that I have not done in it? Who knows? I waited for it to yield grapes, but it yielded rotten grapes. |
| 5:5 | And now I will make known to you what I will do then to My vineyard. I will take away its hedge, and it will be burned. I will breach its wall, and it will become a trampling ground. |
| 5:6 | And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but briers and thorns shall come up. And I will command the clouds from raining rain on it. |
| 5:7 | For the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the man of Judah is His delightful plant. And He waited for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, a cry! |
| 5:8 | Woe to those touching house to house, bringing near field to field until the end of space, and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land! |
| 5:9 | Jehovah of Hosts has sworn in my ears, If not, many houses shall be a waste, big and beautiful ones without inhabitant. |
| 5:10 | Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah. |
| 5:11 | Woe to those who rise early in the morning to go after fermented drink, tarrying in the twilight while wine inflames them! |
| 5:12 | And the lyre and the harp, the timbrel and flute, and wine are at their feasts; but they do not regard the work of Jehovah; yea, they do not see the work of His hands. |
| 5:13 | For this My people go into exile without knowledge, and his men of glory into famine; and his multitude is parched with thirst. |
| 5:14 | So Sheol has enlarged its appetite, and opened its mouth without measure, and her glory and her multitude, and her uproar, he who exults in her, shall come down in it. |
| 5:15 | And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the proud are humbled. |
| 5:16 | But Jehovah of Hosts is exalted in judgment, and God the Holy One is proven holy in righteousness. |
| 5:17 | Then the lambs shall feed as in their pasture, and strangers shall eat the waste places of the fatlings. |
| 5:18 | Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as with ropes of a cart; |
| 5:19 | who say, Let Him hurry and hasten His work, so that we may see; and let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, so that we may know! |
| 5:20 | Woe to those who say to evil, good; and to good, evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! |
| 5:21 | Woe to those wise in their own eyes, and discerning in their own sight! |
| 5:22 | Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and brave men to mix fermented drink; |
| 5:23 | who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn aside the righteousness of the righteous from him! |
| 5:24 | So, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and the flame burns up the chaff; their root shall be like rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up like dust, because they have cast away the law of Jehovah of Hosts; and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| 5:25 | On account of this the anger of Jehovah is kindled on His people, and He has stretched out His hand against them, and has struck them; and the mountains quaked, and their dead bodies were as filth in the midst of the streets. In all this His anger does not turn away, but His hand is stretched out still. |
| 5:26 | And He will lift up a banner to distant nations, and will hiss to them from the ends of the earth; and, behold, it shall come with swift speed! |
| 5:27 | None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none will slumber nor sleep; nor shall the waist cloth of their loins be opened, nor the thong of their sandals broken; |
| 5:28 | whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hooves shall appear as flint, and their wheels like a hurricane. |
| 5:29 | Their roaring shall be like a lion; they shall roar like young lions. Yea, they roar and seize the prey, and carry it away; and no one shall deliver. |
| 5:30 | And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; when one looks to the land, and lo, darkness! Distress! And light shall be darkened by its clouds. |
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