The song of the vineyard

Isaiah 5:1–7Cleared and planted · Wild grapes · Hedge removed and rain withheld

1 Fertile hill cleared choice vines, tower and winepress Isaiah 5:1–2
He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in the middle of it, and also cut out a wine press in it. He… v2 · WEB
In the commentary The Song of the Vineyard
2 Only wild grapes despite careful tending Isaiah 5:3–4
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to yield grapes, did it yield wild grapes? v4 · WEB
In the commentary The Song of the Vineyard
3 Hedge and wall removed briers grow and rain is withheld Isaiah 5:5–6
I will lay it a wasteland. It won’t be pruned or hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on… v6 · WEB
In the commentary The Song of the Vineyard
4 The vineyard identified as Israel and Judah Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression… v7 · WEB
In the commentary The Song of the Vineyard