He dug it all around, cleared it of stones,
And planted it with [a]the (A)choicest vine.
And He built a tower in the middle of it,
And also carved out a [b]wine vat in it;
Then He (B)expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only [c]worthless ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:2 Lit a bright red grape
  2. Isaiah 5:2 Or wine press
  3. Isaiah 5:2 Or unripe

He dug it up and cleared it of stones
    and planted it with the choicest vines.(A)
He built a watchtower(B) in it
    and cut out a winepress(C) as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
    but it yielded only bad fruit.(D)

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21 Yet I (A)planted you as a choice vine,
A completely faithful seed.
How then have you turned yourself before Me
Into the (B)degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?

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21 I had planted(A) you like a choice vine(B)
    of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
    into a corrupt,(C) wild vine?

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You have (A)planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have also produced fruit.
You are (B)near [a]to their lips
But far from their [b]mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:2 Lit in their mouth
  2. Jeremiah 12:2 Lit kidneys

You have planted(A) them, and they have taken root;
    they grow and bear fruit.(B)
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.(C)

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