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    [a]On that day—
The pleasant vineyard, sing about it!(A)
    I, the Lord, am its keeper,
    I water it every moment;
Lest anyone harm it,
    night and day I guard it.(B)
I am not angry.
    But if I were to find briers and thorns,
In battle I would march against it;
    I would burn it all.(C)
But if it holds fast to my refuge,
    it shall have peace with me;(D)
    it shall have peace with me.

In days to come Jacob shall take root,
    Israel shall sprout and blossom,
    covering all the world with fruit.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 27:2–5 This passage mitigates the harsh words on Israel as the Lord’s vineyard in 5:1–7; here is given the rain there withheld, though Israel’s welfare is still made dependent on fidelity.

In that day(A)

“Sing(B) about a fruitful vineyard:(C)
    I, the Lord, watch over it;
    I water(D) it continually.
I guard(E) it day and night
    so that no one may harm(F) it.
    I am not angry.
If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!
    I would march against them in battle;
    I would set them all on fire.(G)
Or else let them come to me for refuge;(H)
    let them make peace(I) with me,
    yes, let them make peace with me.”

In days to come Jacob will take root,(J)
    Israel will bud and blossom(K)
    and fill all the world with fruit.(L)

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