1 Now will I sing{H7891}{(H8799)} to my wellbeloved{H3039} a song{H7892} of my beloved{H1730} touching his vineyard{H3754}. My wellbeloved{H3039} hath a vineyard{H3754} in a very fruitful{H1121}{H8081} hill{H7161}:

2 And he fenced{H5823}{(H8762)} it, and gathered out the stones{H5619}{(H8762)} thereof, and planted{H5193}{(H8799)} it with the choicest vine{H8321}, and built{H1129}{(H8799)} a tower{H4026} in the midst{H8432} of it, and also made{H2672}{(H8804)} a winepress{H3342} therein: and he looked{H6960}{(H8762)} that it should bring forth{H6213}{(H8800)} grapes{H6025}, and it brought forth{H6213}{(H8799)} wild grapes{H891}.

3 And now, O inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389}, and men{H376} of Judah{H3063}, judge{H8199}{(H8798)}, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard{H3754}.

4 What could have been done{H6213}{(H8800)} more to my vineyard{H3754}, that I have not done{H6213}{(H8804)} in it? wherefore{H4069}, when I looked{H6960}{(H8765)} that it should bring forth{H6213}{(H8800)} grapes{H6025}, brought it forth{H6213}{(H8799)} wild grapes{H891}?

5 And now go to; I will tell{H3045}{(H8686)} you what I will do{H6213}{(H8802)} to my vineyard{H3754}: I will take away{H5493}{(H8687)} the hedge{H4881} thereof, and it shall be eaten up{H1197}{(H8763)}; and break down{H6555}{(H8800)} the wall{H1447} thereof, and it shall be trodden down{H4823}:

6 And I will lay{H7896}{(H8799)} it waste{H1326}: it shall not be pruned{H2168}{(H8735)}, nor digged{H5737}{(H8735)}; but there shall come up{H5927}{(H8804)} briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898}: I will also command{H6680}{(H8762)} the clouds{H5645} that they rain{H4305}{(H8687)} no rain{H4306} upon it.

7 For the vineyard{H3754} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, and the men{H376} of Judah{H3063} his pleasant{H8191} plant{H5194}: and he looked{H6960}{(H8762)} for judgment{H4941}, but behold oppression{H4939}; for righteousness{H6666}, but behold a cry{H6818}.

8 Woe{H1945} unto them that join{H5060}{(H8688)} house{H1004} to house{H1004}, that lay{H7126}{(H8686)} field{H7704} to field{H7704}, till there be no{H657} place{H4725}, that they may be placed{H3427}{(H8717)} alone in the midst{H7130} of the earth{H776}!

9 In mine ears{H241} said the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, Of a truth{H3808} many{H7227} houses{H1004} shall be desolate{H8047}, even great{H1419} and fair{H2896}, without inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}.

10 Yea{H3588}, ten{H6235} acres{H6776} of vineyard{H3754} shall yield{H6213}{(H8799)} one{H259} bath{H1324}, and the seed{H2233} of an homer{H2563} shall yield{H6213}{(H8799)} an ephah{H374}.

11 Woe{H1945} unto them that rise up early{H7925}{(H8688)} in the morning{H1242}, that they may follow{H7291}{(H8799)} strong drink{H7941}; that continue{H309}{(H8764)} until night{H5399}, till wine{H3196} inflame{H1814}{(H8686)} them!

12 And the harp{H3658}, and the viol{H5035}, the tabret{H8596}, and pipe{H2485}, and wine{H3196}, are in their feasts{H4960}: but they regard{H5027}{(H8686)} not the work{H6467} of the LORD{H3068}, neither consider{H7200}{(H8804)} the operation{H4639} of his hands{H3027}.

13 Therefore my people{H5971} are gone into captivity{H1540}{(H8804)}, because they have no knowledge{H1847}: and their honourable{H3519} men{H4962} are famished{H7458}, and their multitude{H1995} dried up{H6704} with thirst{H6772}.

14 Therefore hell{H7585} hath enlarged{H7337}{(H8689)} herself{H5315}, and opened{H6473}{(H8804)} her mouth{H6310} without measure{H2706}: and their glory{H1926}, and their multitude{H1995}, and their pomp{H7588}, and he that rejoiceth{H5938}, shall descend{H3381}{(H8804)} into it.

15 And the mean man{H120} shall be brought down{H7817}{(H8735)}, and the mighty man{H376} shall be humbled{H8213}{(H8799)}, and the eyes{H5869} of the lofty{H1364} shall be humbled{H8213}{(H8799)}:

16 But the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} shall be exalted{H1361}{(H8799)} in judgment{H4941}, and God{H410} that is holy{H6918} shall be sanctified{H6942}{(H8738)} in righteousness{H6666}.

17 Then shall the lambs{H3532} feed{H7462}{(H8804)} after their manner{H1699}, and the waste places{H2723} of the fat ones{H4220} shall strangers{H1481}{(H8802)} eat{H398}{(H8799)}.

18 Woe{H1945} unto them that draw{H4900}{(H8802)} iniquity{H5771} with cords{H2256} of vanity{H7723}, and sin{H2403} as it were with a cart{H5699} rope{H5688}:

19 That say{H559}{(H8802)}, Let him make speed{H4116}{(H8762)}, and hasten{H2363}{(H8686)} his work{H4639}, that we may see{H7200}{(H8799)} it: and let the counsel{H6098} of the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478} draw nigh{H7126}{(H8799)} and come{H935}{(H8799)}, that we may know{H3045}{(H8799)} it!

20 Woe{H1945} unto them that call{H559}{(H8802)} evil{H7451} good{H2896}, and good{H2896} evil{H7451}; that put{H7760}{(H8802)} darkness{H2822} for light{H216}, and light{H216} for darkness{H2822}; that put{H7760}{(H8802)} bitter{H4751} for sweet{H4966}, and sweet{H4966} for bitter{H4751}!

21 Woe{H1945} unto them that are wise{H2450} in their own eyes{H5869}, and prudent{H995}{(H8737)} in their own sight{H6440}!

22 Woe{H1945} unto them that are mighty{H1368} to drink{H8354}{(H8800)} wine{H3196}, and men{H582} of strength{H2428} to mingle{H4537}{(H8800)} strong drink{H7941}:

23 Which justify{H6663}{(H8688)} the wicked{H7563} for{H6118} reward{H7810}, and take away{H5493}{(H8686)} the righteousness{H6666} of the righteous{H6662} from him!

24 Therefore as the fire{H784} devoureth{H398}{(H8800)} the stubble{H7179}, and the flame{H3956}{H3852} consumeth{H7503}{(H8799)} the chaff{H2842}, so their root{H8328} shall be as rottenness{H4716}, and their blossom{H6525} shall go up{H5927}{(H8799)} as dust{H80}: because they have cast away{H3988}{(H8804)} the law{H8451} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and despised{H5006}{(H8765)} the word{H565} of the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478}.

25 Therefore is the anger{H639} of the LORD{H3068} kindled{H2734}{(H8804)} against his people{H5971}, and he hath stretched forth{H5186}{(H8799)} his hand{H3027} against them, and hath smitten{H5221}{(H8686)} them: and the hills{H2022} did tremble{H7264}{(H8799)}, and their carcases{H5038} were torn{H5478} in the midst{H7130} of the streets{H2351}. For all this his anger{H639} is not turned away{H7725}{(H8804)}, but his hand{H3027} is stretched out{H5186}{(H8803)} still.

26 And he will lift up{H5375}{(H8804)} an ensign{H5251} to the nations{H1471} from far{H7350}, and will hiss{H8319}{(H8804)} unto them from the end{H7097} of the earth{H776}: and, behold, they shall come{H935}{(H8799)} with speed{H4120} swiftly{H7031}:

27 None shall be weary{H5889} nor stumble{H3782}{(H8802)} among them; none shall slumber{H5123}{(H8799)} nor sleep{H3462}{(H8799)}; neither shall the girdle{H232} of their loins{H2504} be loosed{H6605}{(H8738)}, nor the latchet{H8288} of their shoes{H5275} be broken{H5423}{(H8738)}:

28 Whose arrows{H2671} are sharp{H8150}{(H8802)}, and all their bows{H7198} bent{H1869}{(H8803)}, their horses{H5483}' hoofs{H6541} shall be counted{H2803}{(H8738)} like flint{H6862}, and their wheels{H1534} like a whirlwind{H5492}:

29 Their roaring{H7581} shall be like a lion{H3833}, they shall roar{H7580}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H7580}{(H8804)} like young lions{H3715}: yea, they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)}, and lay hold{H270}{(H8799)} of the prey{H2964}, and shall carry it away safe{H6403}{(H8686)}, and none shall deliver{H5337}{(H8688)} it.

30 And in that day{H3117} they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)} against them like the roaring{H5100} of the sea{H3220}: and if one look{H5027}{(H8765)} unto the land{H776}, behold darkness{H2822} and sorrow{H6862}, and the light{H216} is darkened{H2821}{(H8804)} in the heavens{H6183} thereof.