Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] is the house of Israel [God prevails], 2 and the men of Judah [Praised] his pleasant plant: 2 and he looked for mishpat ·justice·, but, behold, oppression; 2 for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6I will lay it a wasteland. 2 It won’t be pruned nor hoed, 2 but it will grow briers and thorns. 2 I will also enjoin the clouds that they rain no rain on it.” 1

8Woe to those who join house to house, 2 who lay field to field, until there is no room, 2 and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land! 1

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Cross References

Exodus 2:23In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] died, and the children of Israel [God prevails] sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

Exodus 22:21+ 22:21. Ex 22:21 [Heb Bible Ex 22:20] (#6.387): T. Not to oppress the foreigners living among you / R. Not to wrong the convert in buying and selling / R. Not to cheat a sincere convert monetarily + 22:21. Ex 22:21 [Heb Bible Ex 22:20] (#9.550): T. Not to taunt or oppress the foreigner among you / R. Not to wrong converts in speech / R. Not to insult or harm a sincere convert with words “You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].

Psalms 80:15+ 80:15 (+17) MP: Messiah is called the “stock planted” by God, God’s son, and the Son of Man and seated at the right hand of God. Jewish Targum refers to “Son of my Right Hand” as King Messiah. (Matt 26:63-64; Acts 5:31) the stock which your right hand planted, 2 the branch that you made strong for yourself. 1

Psalms 149:4For Adonai takes pleasure in his people. 2 He crowns the humble with yishu'ah ·salvation·. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:2-8

Israel Compared to a Vineyard. ( b. c. 758.) 1 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: 2 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. 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me… Read the whole commentary →

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