Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
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 :
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 .
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.
He dug
it up
, Gathered out its
stones, Planted it with the choicest vine, Built a tower in its
midst, And also cut
out
a winepress therein .
He looked for
it to
yield
grapes, But
it yielded
wild grapes.
And
now, O
inhabitants of Jerusalem ,
and men of Judah, judge ,
I
pray
you,
betwixt
me and my vineyard.
"
Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Please
judge between
me and my vineyard.
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?
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?
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 :
Now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard .
I will take away its
hedge, and it will
be eaten up .
I
will
break down its
wall of
it
, and it will
be trampled
down .
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.
I will lay it a
wasteland.
It won't
be pruned nor hoed,
But it
will
grow
briers and thorns .
I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on
it. "
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.
For the vineyard of Yahweh
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 of
distress
.
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
!
Woe to
those
who
join house to house, Who
lay field to field, until
there is
no room
, And
you
are
made
to
dwell
alone in the midst of the land
!
In mine
ears said
the
LORD
of
hosts
, Of a
truth
many houses shall
be desolate, even great and fair
, without
inhabitant
.
In my
ears, Yahweh
of Hosts
says:
"Surely
many houses will
be desolate, Even great and beautiful
, unoccupied
.
Yea,
ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the
seed
of
an
homer shall yield an ephah.
For
ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a
homer of
seed
shall yield an ephah. "
Woe unto
them
that
rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that
continue
until
night, till
wine inflame
them!
Woe to
those
who
rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; Who
stay
late
into
the
night, until
wine inflames
them!
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.
The harp, lyre
, tambourine
, and flute
, with
wine, are at
their feasts ;
But they don't
regard the work of Yahweh
, Neither have
they
considered
the operation of his hands.
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.
Therefore my people go
into captivity for
lack
of
knowledge ;
Their honorable
men are famished, And their multitudes
are
parched
with thirst.
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.
Therefore Sheol
has
enlarged its
desire
, And opened its
mouth without measure ;
And their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who
rejoices
among
them
, descend into it.
And
the
mean
man shall
be
brought down
, and
the
mighty
man
shall
be
humbled, and the eyes of the lofty
shall
be
humbled :
So
man is
brought low
, Mankind
is
humbled, And the eyes of the arrogant
ones
are
humbled ;
But the
LORD
of hosts shall
be
exalted in judgment
, and God that
is
holy shall
be
sanctified in righteousness.
But Yahweh
of Hosts is
exalted in justice
, And God the
Holy One
is
sanctified in righteousness.
Then shall
the lambs feed
after
their manner
, and the waste
places
of the fat
ones
shall
strangers
eat
.
Then the lambs will
graze
as
in
their pasture
, And strangers
will
eat
the ruins
of the rich
.
Woe unto
them
that
draw iniquity with cords of vanity
, and sin
as it
were
with a
cart rope :
Woe to
those
who
draw iniquity with cords of falsehood
, And wickedness
as with cart rope ;
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!
Who
say, "
Let him make speed, let
him
hasten his work, that we may see it ;
And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near
and come, That we may know it! "
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!
Woe to
those
who
call evil good, and good evil; Who
put darkness for light, And light for darkness; Who
put bitter for sweet, And sweet for bitter!
Woe unto
them
that
are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe to
those
who
are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto
them
that
are mighty to drink wine, and men
of
strength
to
mingle
strong drink :
Woe to
those
who
are mighty to drink wine, And champions
at
mixing
strong drink ;
Which
justify
the wicked
for reward
, and
take
away
the
righteousness
of
the righteous
from
him
!
Who
acquit
the guilty
for a
bribe
, But
deny
justice
for
the innocent
!
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.
Therefore as the tongue
of
fire devours
the stubble, And as
the dry
grass
sinks
down
in
the flame
, So their root shall be as rottenness, And their blossom shall go up as dust ;
Because they have rejected
the law of Yahweh
of Hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
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
.
Therefore Yahweh's
anger burns
against his people, And he has
stretched out
his hand against them, and has
struck
them .
The mountains
tremble, And their dead
bodies
are
as
refuse
in the midst of the streets. For all this ,
his anger is not turned away, But his hand is still
stretched out.
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 :
He will lift up a
banner
to the nations from far, And he
will whistle
for
them from the end of the earth .
Behold, they will
come speedily
and
swiftly .
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:
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; None shall slumber nor sleep; Neither shall the belt
of their loins be untied
, Nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent ,
their horses' hoofs shall
be counted
like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind :
Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent .
Their horses' hoofs will
be like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind .
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
.
Their roaring will
be like a lioness.
They will
roar like young lions .
Yes
, they shall roar, And seize
their
prey and carry it off
, And there
will
be
no
one
to
deliver.
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
.
They will
roar against them in
that
day
like the roaring of the sea .
If one looks
to
the land, behold, darkness
and distress.
The light is darkened in its
clouds
.
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