Isaiah 5:7
The Scripture
(7) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Isaiah sang a parable of the LORD's vineyard, which yielded only wild grapes despite careful cultivation, representing Israel's failure to produce justice and righteousness. He then pronounced a series of woes against those who joined house to house, pursued drunkenness, and called evil good and good evil.
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