Cantaré ahora a mi amado,el canto de mi amado acerca de su viña.Mi bien amado tenía una viña en una fértil colina1a.Lit., en un cuerno, hijo de grosuraSal. 80:8; Jer. 12:10; Mat. 21:33; Mar. 12:1; Luc. 20:92 La cavó por todas partes, quitó sus piedras,y la plantó de vides escogidas1a.Edificó una torre en medio de ella,y también excavó en ella un lagar2;y esperaba que produjera uvas buenas,perosolo produjo uvas silvestres3b.Lit., una uva de rojo brillanteO, depósito de vinoO, malasJer. 2:21Mat. 21:19; Mar. 11:13; Luc. 13:6
3 Y ahora, moradores de Jerusalén y hombres de Judá,juzgad entre mí y mi viñaa.Mat. 21:404 ¿Qué más se puede hacer por mi viña,que1 yo no haya hecho en ellaa?¿Por qué, cuando esperaba que produjera uvas buenas,produjo uvas silvestres2?Lit., yO, malas2 Crón. 36:16; Jer. 2:5; 7:25, 26; Miq. 6:3; Mat. 23:375 Ahora pues, dejad que os digalo que yo he de hacer a mi viña:quitaré su valladoa y será consumida;derribaré su murob y será holladac.Sal. 89:40Sal. 80:12Isa. 10:6; 28:18; Lam. 1:15; Luc. 21:24; Apoc. 11:26 Y haré que quede desoladaa;no será podada ni labrada,y crecerán zarzas y espinos.También mandaré a las nubes que no derramen1 lluvia sobre ellab.Lit., no lluevan2 Crón. 36:19-21; Isa. 7:19-25; 24:1, 3; Jer. 25:111 Rey. 8:35; 17:1; Jer. 14:1-22
7 Ciertamente, la viña del SEÑOR de los ejércitos es la casa de Israel,y los hombres de Judá su plantío deliciosoa.Él esperaba equidad, pero he aquí derramamiento de sangreb;justicia, pero he aquí clamor.Sal. 80:8-11Isa. 3:14, 15; 30:12; 59:13
Ayes contra los impíos
8 ¡Ay de los que juntáis casa con casa,y añadís campo a campohasta que no queda sitio alguno,para habitar vosotros solos en medio de la tierraa!Jer. 22:13-17; Miq. 2:2; Hab. 2:9-129 A mis oídos el SEÑOR de los ejércitos hajurado:Ciertamente muchas casasa serán desoladasb,grandes y hermosas, pero sin moradores.Isa. 6:11, 12Mat. 23:3810 Porque diez yugadas de viña produciránsolo un bato1devinoa,y un homer2 de semilla producirásolo un efa3degranob.Un bato equivale aprox. a 22 litrosUn homer equivale aprox. a 220 litrosUn efa equivale aprox. a 22 litrosLev. 26:26; Isa. 7:23; Hag. 1:6; 2:16Ezeq. 45:1111 ¡Ay de los que se levantan muy de mañana para ir tras la bebidaa,de los que trasnochan para que el vino los encienda!Prov. 23:29, 30; Ecl. 10:16, 17; Isa. 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 3, 7, 812 En sus banquetes hay lira y arpa, pandero y flauta, y vinoa,y no contemplan las obras del SEÑOR,ni ven la obra de sus manosb.Amós 6:5, 6Job 34:27; Sal. 28:5
13 Por eso va cautivo mi pueblo por falta de discernimientoa;sus notables están muertos de hambre1by su multitud reseca de sed.Lit., su gloria son hombres hambrientosIsa. 1:3; 27:11; Os. 4:6Isa. 3:314 Por tanto el Seol1 ha ensanchado su garganta2a y ha abierto sin medida su boca;y aél desciende el esplendor de Jerusalén3, su multitud, su alboroto y el que se divertía en ella.I.e., región de los muertosO, apetitoLit., su esplendorProv. 30:16; Hab. 2:515 El hombre común será humillado y el hombre deimportancia abatido,y los ojos de los altivos serán abatidosa.Isa. 2:11; 10:3316 Pero el SEÑOR de los ejércitosa será exaltado por su juiciob,y el Dios santo se mostrará santo por su justiciac.Isa. 8:13; 29:23; 1 Ped. 3:15Isa. 2:11, 17; 33:5, 10Isa. 28:17; 30:18; 61:817 Entonces pacerán los corderos como en su pastizala,y en los lugares desolados de los ricos1, forasteros comerán.Lit., engordadosIsa. 7:25; Miq. 2:12; Sof. 2:6
18 ¡Ay de los que arrastran la iniquidad con cuerdas de falsedad1y el pecado como con coyundas de carretasa!O, vanidadIsa. 59:4-8; Jer. 23:10-1419 Los que dicen: Que se dé prisa, que apresure su obra, para que la veamos;que se acerque y venga el propósito del Santo de Israel,para que lo sepamosa.Ezeq. 12:22; 2 Ped. 3:420 ¡Ay de los que llaman al mal bien y al bien mala,que tienen1 las tinieblas por luz y la luz por tinieblasb,que tienen2 lo amargo por dulce y lo dulce por amargo!Lit., ponenProv. 17:15; Amós 5:7Job 17:12; Mat. 6:22, 23; Luc. 11:34, 3521 ¡Ay de los sabios a sus propios ojose inteligentes ante sí mismosa!Prov. 3:7; Rom. 12:16; 1 Cor. 3:18-2022 ¡Ay de los héroes para beber vinoy valientes para mezclar bebidasa,Prov. 23:20; Isa. 5:11; 56:12; Hab. 2:1523 que justifican al impío por sobornoay quitan al justo su derecho1b!Lit., justiciaÉx. 23:8; Isa. 1:23; 10:1, 2; Miq. 3:11; 7:3Sal. 94:21; Sant. 5:6
24 Por tanto, como consume el rastrojo la lengua de fuegoa,y la hierba seca cae ante la llama,su raízb como podredumbre se volverá y su flor como polvo será esparcida1c;porque desecharon la ley del SEÑOR de los ejércitos,y despreciaron la palabra del Santo de Israeld.Lit., ascenderáIsa. 9:18, 19; Joel 2:5Job 18:16Os. 5:12Isa. 8:6; 30:9, 12; Hech. 13:4125 Por esta causa se ha encendido la ira del SEÑOR contra su puebloa,y ha extendido su mano contra ellos y los ha herido;los montes temblaronb y sus cadáveres yacen1 como desecho en medio de las callesc.Con todo esto, no se ha agotado2 su irad,y aún está extendida su manoe.Lit., eranLit., no se ha apartado2 Rey. 22:13, 17; Isa. 66:15Sal. 18:7; Isa. 64:3; Jer. 4:24; Nah. 1:52 Rey. 9:37; Isa. 14:19; Jer. 16:4Isa. 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; Jer. 4:8; Dan. 9:16Éx. 7:19; Isa. 23:11
26 Alzará estandartea a la nación lejana1,y le silbaráb desde los confines de la tierrac,y he aquí, vendrá muy pronto, con rapidezd.Probablemente, Asiria; lit., las nacionesIsa. 13:2, 3Isa. 7:18; Zac. 10:8Deut. 28:49Isa. 13:4, 527 En ella nadie está cansado ni nadie se tambaleaa,ninguno dormita ni duerme;a ninguno se le ha desatado el cinturón de la cinturab,ni se le ha roto la correa de su sandalia.Joel 2:7, 8Job 12:1828 Sus flechas1 están afiladas y todos sus arcos entesadosa;los cascos de sus caballos son2 como pedernal y las3 ruedas desuscarros como torbellinob.Lit., La cual, sus flechasLit., son consideradosLit., susSal. 7:12, 13; 45:5; Isa. 13:18Isa. 21:1; Jer. 4:1329 Su rugido es como de leona, ruge como leoncillosa;gruñe y atrapa la presab,y se la lleva sin que nadie la librec.Jer. 51:38; Sof. 3:3; Zac. 11:3Isa. 10:6; 49:24, 25; Miq. 5:8Isa. 42:2230 En aquel día gruñirá sobre ella como el bramido del mara.Si se mira hacia la tierra, he aquí, hay tinieblas y angustia;aun la luz es oscurecida por sus nubesb.Isa. 17:12; Jer. 6:23; Luc. 21:25Isa. 8:22; Jer. 5:23-28; Joel 2:10; Luc. 21:25, 26
Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved LORDA song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people) .My greatly Beloved had a avineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan) . Song 6:3; Matt 21:33-40Ps 80:8; Jer 12:10; Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 20:92 He dug it all around and cleared away its stones,And planted it with 1the achoicest vine (the people of Judah) .And He built a tower in the center of it;And also hewed out a 2wine vat in it.Then He bexpected it to produce the choicest grapes,But it produced only worthless ones.Lit a bright red grape.This was the lower of two hollowed-out reservoirs made in the soft rock, one above the other, connected by a channel that allowed the juice pressed out in the upper reservoir to flow to the lower.Jer 2:21Matt 21:19; Mark 11:13; Luke 13:6
3 “And now, saystheLORD, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,aJudge between Me and My vineyard (My people) .Matt 21:404 “aWhat more could have been done for My vineyard that I have not done in it?When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield worthless ones?2 Chr 36:16; Jer 2:5; 7:25, 26; Mic 6:3; Matt 23:375 “So now let me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:I will atake away its thorn-hedge, and it will be burned up;I will bbreak down its 1stone wall and it will be ctrampled down by enemies.The wall was usually made up of loose stones that had been cleared from the field.Ps 89:40Ps 80:12Is 10:6; 28:18; Lam 1:15; Luke 21:24; Rev 11:26 “I will aturn it into a wasteland;It will not be pruned or cultivated,But briars and thorns will come up.I will also command the clouds not to brain on it.”2 Chr 36:19-21; Is 7:19-25; 24:1, 3; Jer 25:111 Kin 8:35; 17:1; Jer 14:1-22
7 For the avineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house (nation) of IsraelAnd the men of Judah are His delightful planting which He loves.So He looked for justice, but in fact, He sawbbloodshed and lawlessness;He looked for righteousness, but in fact, He heard a cry of distress and oppression.Ps 80:8-11Is 3:14, 15; 30:12; 59:13
Woes for the Wicked
8 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who ajoin house to house and join field to field to increase their holdings by depriving others,Until there is no more room for others,So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!Jer 22:13-17; Mic 2:2; Hab 2:9-129 In my ears the LORD of hosts said, “Be assured that amany houses will become bdesolate,Even great and beautiful ones will be unoccupied.Is 6:11, 12Matt 23:3810 “For aten 1acres of vineyard will yield only2one bath ofwine,And a bhomer (3six bushels) of seed will produce only one ephah of grain.”Lit teams of oxen, referring to the area of land that a team of oxen can plow in one day.This is only a very rough approximation. The basic Hebrew unit of volume was an egg, which varied greatly, and the estimation was significantly larger than an ordinary chicken egg. A bath was set at 432 eggs—six to eight gallons.The actual Hebrew measure was the volume of 4,320 eggs, and an ephah (like a bath, only a dry measure) was 432 eggs.Lev 26:26; Is 7:23; Hag 1:6; 2:16Ezek 45:1111 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue aintoxicating drink,Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!Prov 23:29, 30; Eccl 10:16, 17; Is 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 3, 7, 812 They have lyre and aharp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;But they bdo not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the LORD,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.Amos 6:5, 6Job 34:27; Ps 28:5
13 Therefore My people go into exile because they alack knowledge of God;And their bhonorable men are famished,And their common people are parched with thirst.Is 1:3; 27:11; Hos 4:6Is 3:314 Therefore aSheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure;And 1Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her boisterous uproar and her drunken revelers descend intoit.Lit her.Prov 30:16; Hab 2:515 So the common man will be bowed down and the man of importance degraded,And athe eyes of the proud (arrogant) will be degraded.Is 2:11; 10:3316 But the aLORD of hosts will be bexalted in justice,And God, the Holy One, will show Himself choly in righteousness through His righteous judgments.Is 28:17; 30:18; 61:8Is 2:11, 17; 33:5, 10Is 8:13; 29:23; 1 Pet 3:1517 aThen the lambs will graze among the ruins as in their own pasture,And strangers will eat in the desolate places of the exiled wealthy.Is 7:25; Mic 2:12; Zeph 2:6
18 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who drag along awickedness with cords of falsehood,And sin as if with cart ropes towing their own punishment;Is 59:4-8; Jer 23:10-1419 aWho say, “Let Him move speedily, let Him expedite His work His promised vengeance, so that we may see it;And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel approachAnd come to pass, so that we may know it!”Ezek 12:22; 2 Pet 3:420 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who acall evil good, and good evil;Who bsubstitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!Prov 17:15; Amos 5:7Job 17:12; Matt 6:22, 23; Luke 11:34, 3521 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are awise in their own eyesAnd clever and shrewd in their own sight!Prov 3:7; Rom 12:16; 1 Cor 3:18-2022 aWoe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wineAnd men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,Prov 23:20; Is 5:11; 56:12; Hab 2:1523 aWho justify the wicked and acquit the guilty for a bribe,And btake away the rights of those who are in the right!Ex 23:8; Is 1:23; 10:1, 2; Mic 3:11; 7:3Ps 94:21; James 5:6
24 Therefore, aas the tongue of fire consumes the stubble from strawAnd the dry grass collapses into the flame,So their broot will become clike rot and their blossom blow away like fine dust;Because they have drejected the law of the LORD of hostsAnd despised and discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.Is 9:18, 19; Joel 2:5Job 18:16Hos 5:12Is 8:6; 30:9, 12; Acts 13:4125 Therefore the aanger of the LORD has burned against His people,And He has stretched out His hand against them and has struck them down.And the bmountains trembled, and their cdead bodies lay like rubbish in the middle of the streets.dIn spiteof all this God’s anger is not turned away,But His ehand is still stretched out in judgment.2 Kin 22:13, 17; Is 66:15Ps 18:7; Is 64:3; Jer 4:24; Nah 1:52 Kin 9:37; Is 14:19; Jer 16:4Is 9:12, 17, 19, 21; 10:4; Jer 4:8; Dan 9:16Ex 7:19; Is 23:11
26 He will lift up a aflag to call the distant nations to bring His judgment on Judah,And will bwhistle for them cfrom the ends of the earth;And indeed, they will dcome with great speed swiftly.Is 13:2, 3Is 7:18; Zech 10:8Deut 28:49Is 13:4, 527 aNo one among them is weary or stumbles,No one slumbers or sleeps;Nor is the bbelt at their waist undone as if unprepared for action,Nor is the strap of their sandal broken.Joel 2:7, 8Job 12:1828 aTheir arrows are sharp and all their bows are strung and bent;Their horses’ hoofs seem like flint and their chariotbwheels like a whirlwind.Ps 7:12, 13; 45:5; Is 13:18Is 21:1; Jer 4:1329 Their aroaring is like a lioness, they roar like young lions;They growl and bseize their preyAnd carry it off and there is cno one to save it.Jer 51:38; Zeph 3:3; Zech 11:3Is 10:6; 49:24, 25; Mic 5:8Is 42:2230 And in that day they will aroar against them (Judah) like the roaring of the sea.And if one blooks to the land, in fact, there is darkness and distress;Even the light will be darkened by its clouds.Is 17:12; Jer 6:23; Luke 21:25Is 8:22; Jer 4:23-28; Joel 2:10; Luke 21:25, 26
Let me singnow for my belovedA song of my beloved about His vineyard.My belovedhad a avineyard on 1a fertilehill.Lit horn, a son of fatnessPs 80:8; Jer 12:10; Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 20:92 He dug it allaround, cleared it ofstones,And planted it with 1the achoicestvine.And He built a tower in the middle of it,And alsocarvedout a 2winevat in it;Then He bexpectedit to producegoodgrapes,But it producedonly3worthlessones.Lit a bright red grapeOr wine pressOr unripeJer 2:21Matt 21:19; Mark 11:13; Luke 13:6
3 “And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah,aJudgebetween Me and My vineyard.Matt 21:404 “aWhatmore was there to do for My vineyard1that I have not done in it?Why, when I expectedit to producegoodgrapes did it produce2worthlessones?Lit and I have not doneOr unripe2 Chr 36:16; Jer 2:5; 7:25, 26; Mic 6:3; Matt 23:375 “So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:I will aremove its hedge and it will be consumed;I will bbreakdown its wall and it will becomectrampledground.Ps 89:40Ps 80:12Is 10:6; 28:18; Lam 1:15; Luke 21:24; Rev 11:26 “I will alay it waste;It will not be pruned nor hoed,But briars and thorns will comeup.I will also command the clouds not to brain on it.”2 Chr 36:19-21; Is 7:19-25; 24:1, 3; Jer 25:111 Kin 8:35; 17:1; Jer 14:1-22
7 For the avineyard of the LORD of armies is the house of Israel,And the people of Judah are His delightfulplant.So He waited for justice, but behold, therewasbbloodshed;For righteousness, but behold, a cryforhelp.Ps 80:8-11Is 3:14, 15; 30:12; 59:13
Woes for the Wicked
8 Woe to those who aattachhouse to houseandjoinfield to field,Until there is nomoreroom,And you alone are a landowner in the midst of the land!Jer 22:13-17; Mic 2:2; Hab 2:9-129 In my ears the LORD of armieshassworn, “aManyhouses shall certainlybecomebdesolate,Evengreat and fineones, withoutoccupants.Is 6:11, 12Matt 23:3810 “For atenacres of vineyard will yieldonlyone1bathofwine,And a 2bhomer of seed will yieldonly an 3ephah of grain.”About 6 gallons or 23 litersAbout 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubit meters or moreAbout 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic metersLev 26:26; Is 7:23; Hag 1:6; 2:16Ezek 45:1111 Woe to those who riseearly in the morning so that they may pursueaintoxicatingdrink,Who stayuplate in the evening so that wine may inflame them!Prov 23:29, 30; Eccl 10:16, 17; Is 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 3, 7, 812 Their banquets are accompaniedbylyre and aharp, bytambourine and flute, and bywine;But they bdo not payattention to the deeds of the LORD,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.Amos 6:5, 6Job 34:27; Ps 28:5
13 Therefore My peoplegointoexile for their alack of knowledge;And their 1bnobles are famished,And their multitude is parched with thirst.Lit glory is men of famineIs 1:3; 27:11; Hos 4:6Is 3:314 ThereforeaSheol has enlarged its 1throat and opened its mouthbeyondmeasure;And 2Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her noiseofrevelry, and the jubilant within her, descendintoit.Or appetiteLit herProv 30:16; Hab 2:515 So thecommonpeople will be humbled and thepersonofimportancebroughtlow,aThe eyes of the haughty also will be broughtlow.Is 2:11; 10:3316 But the aLORD of armies will be bexalted in judgment,And the holyGod will show Himself choly in righteousness.Is 28:17; 30:18; 61:8Is 2:11, 17; 33:5, 10Is 8:13; 29:23; 1 Pet 3:1517 aThen the lambs will graze as in their pasture,And strangers will eat in the ruins of the 1wealthy.Lit fatIs 7:25; Mic 2:12; Zeph 2:6
18 Woe to those who dragawrongdoing with the cords of 1deceit,And sin as if with cartropes;Or worthlessnessIs 59:4-8; Jer 23:10-1419 aWho say, “Let Him hurry, let Him do His workquickly, sothat we may seeit;And let the plan of the HolyOne of IsraelapproachAnd come to pass, so that we may knowit!”Ezek 12:22; 2 Pet 3:420 Woe to those who acallevilgood, and goodevil;Who 1bsubstitutedarkness for light and light for darkness;Who 2substitutebitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!Lit setProv 17:15; Amos 5:7Job 17:12; Matt 6:22, 23; Luke 11:34, 3521 Woe to those who are awise in their own eyesAnd 1clever in their own sight!Lit discerningProv 3:7; Rom 12:16; 1 Cor 3:18-2022 aWoe to those who are heroes in drinkingwine,And valiantmen in mixingintoxicatingdrink,Prov 23:20; Is 5:11; 56:12; Hab 2:1523 aWho declare the wickedinnocent for a bribe,And btakeaway the 1rights of the ones who are intheright!Lit justiceEx 23:8; Is 1:23; 10:1, 2; Mic 3:11; 7:3Ps 94:21; James 5:6
24 Therefore, aas a tongue of fireconsumesstubble,And drygrasscollapses in the flame,So their broot will becomeclike rot, and their blossom1blowaway like dust;For they have drejected the Law of the LORD of armies,And discarded the word of the HolyOne of Israel.Lit ascendIs 9:18, 19; Joel 2:5Job 18:16Hos 5:12Is 8:6; 30:9, 12; Acts 13:4125 For thisreason the aanger of the LORD has burned against His people,And He has stretchedout His handagainst them and struck them.And the bmountainsquaked, and their ccorpses1lay like refuse in the middle of the streets.dDespite allthis, His anger2is not spent,But His ehand is stillstretchedout.Lit wereLit has not turned away2 Kin 22:13, 17; Is 66:15Ps 18:7; Is 64:3; Jer 4:24; Nah 1:52 Kin 9:37; Is 14:19; Jer 16:4Is 9:12, 17, 19, 21; 10:4; Jer 4:8; Dan 9:16Ex 7:19; Is 23:11
26 He will also liftup a aflag to the distant1nation,And bwhistle for it cfrom the ends of the earth;And behold, it will dcome with speedswiftly.Lit nations; prob. AssyriaIs 13:2, 3Is 7:18; Zech 10:8Deut 28:49Is 13:4, 527 aNoone in it is tired or stumbles,No one slumbers or sleeps;Nor is the bundergarment at his waistloosened,Nor his sandalstrapbroken.Joel 2:7, 8Job 12:1828 1aIts arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;The hoofs of its horses2seem like flint, and its chariotbwheels like a stormwind.Lit Which, its arrowsLit are regarded asPs 7:12, 13; 45:5; Is 13:18Is 21:1; Jer 4:1329 Its aroaring is like a lioness, and it roars like younglions;It growls as it bseizes the preyAnd carriesitoff with cnoone to saveit.Jer 51:38; Zeph 3:3; Zech 11:3Is 10:6; 49:24, 25; Mic 5:8Is 42:2230 And it will aroaragainst it on that day like the roaring of the sea.If one blooksacross to the land, behold, there is darknessanddistress;Even the light is darkened by its clouds.Is 17:12; Jer 6:23; Luke 21:25Is 8:22; Jer 4:23-28; Joel 2:10; Luke 21:25, 26
Let me singnow for my well-belovedA song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.My well-belovedhad a avineyard on 1a fertilehill.Lit a horn, the son of fatnessPs 80:8; Jer 12:10; Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 20:92 He dug it all around, removed its stones,And planted it with 1the achoicestvine.And He built a tower in the middle of itAnd alsohewed out a 2winevat in it;Then He bexpectedit to producegoodgrapes,But it producedonly3worthlessones.Lit a bright red grapeOr wine pressOr wild grapesJer 2:21Matt 21:19; Mark 11:13; Luke 13:6
3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,aJudgebetween Me and My vineyard.Matt 21:404 “aWhatmore was there to do for My vineyard1that I have not done in it?Why, when I expectedit to producegoodgrapes did it produce2worthlessones?Lit and I have not doneOr wild grapes2 Chr 36:16; Jer 2:5; 7:25, 26; Mic 6:3; Matt 23:375 “So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:I will aremove its hedge and it will be consumed;I will bbreakdown its wall and it will becomectrampledground.Ps 89:40Ps 80:12Is 10:6; 28:18; Lam 1:15; Luke 21:24; Rev 11:26 “I will alay it waste;It will not be pruned or hoed,But briars and thorns will come up.I will also charge the clouds to brainnorain on it.”2 Chr 36:19-21; Is 7:19-25; 24:1, 3; Jer 25:111 Kin 8:35; 17:1; Jer 14:1-22
7 For the avineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of IsraelAnd the men of Judah His delightfulplant.Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bbloodshed;For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.Ps 80:8-11Is 3:14, 15; 30:12; 59:13
Woes for the Wicked
8 Woe to those who aaddhouse to houseandjoinfield to field,Until there is nomoreroom,So that you have to livealone in the midst of the land!Jer 22:13-17; Mic 2:2; Hab 2:9-129 In my ears the LORD of hostshassworn, “Surely, amanyhouses shall becomebdesolate,Evengreat and fineones, withoutoccupants.Is 6:11, 12Matt 23:3810 “For atenacres of vineyard will yieldonlyone1bathofwine,And a bhomer of seed will yieldbut an 2ephah of grain.”I.e. Approx 10 1/2 gal.I.e. Approx one buLev 26:26; Is 7:23; Hag 1:6; 2:16Ezek 45:1111 Woe to those who riseearly in the morning that they may pursueastrongdrink,Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!Prov 23:29, 30; Eccl 10:16, 17; Is 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 3, 7, 812 Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and aharp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;But they bdo not payattention to the deeds of the LORD,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.Amos 6:5, 6Job 34:27; Ps 28:5
13 Therefore My peoplego into exile for their alack of knowledge;And 1their bhonorablemen are famished,And their multitude is parched with thirst.Lit their glory are men of famineIs 1:3; 27:11; Hos 4:6Is 3:314 ThereforeaSheol has enlarged its 1throat and opened its mouthwithoutmeasure;And 2Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her dinofrevelry and the jubilant within her, descendintoit.Or appetiteLit herProv 30:16; Hab 2:515 So the commonman will be humbled and the man of importanceabased,aThe eyes of the proud also will be abased.Is 2:11; 10:3316 But the aLORD of hosts will be bexalted in judgment,And the holyGod will show Himself choly in righteousness.Is 28:17; 30:18; 61:8Is 2:11, 17; 33:5, 10Is 8:13; 29:23; 1 Pet 3:1517 aThen the lambs will graze as in their pasture,And strangers will eat in the wasteplaces of the 1wealthy.Lit the fatIs 7:25; Mic 2:12; Zeph 2:6
18 Woe to those who dragainiquity with the cords of 1falsehood,And sin as if with cartropes;Or worthlessnessIs 59:4-8; Jer 23:10-1419 aWho say, “Let Him makespeed, let Him hasten His work, that we may seeit;And let the purpose of the HolyOne of IsraeldrawnearAnd come to pass, that we may knowit!”Ezek 12:22; 2 Pet 3:420 Woe to those who acallevilgood, and goodevil;Who 1bsubstitutedarkness for light and light for darkness;Who 2substitutebitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!Lit setProv 17:15; Amos 5:7Job 17:12; Matt 6:22, 23; Luke 11:34, 3521 Woe to those who are awise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight!Prov 3:7; Rom 12:16; 1 Cor 3:18-2022 aWoe to those who are heroes in drinkingwineAnd valiantmen in mixingstrongdrink,Prov 23:20; Is 5:11; 56:12; Hab 2:1523 aWho justify the wicked for a bribe,And btakeaway the 1rights of the ones who are in the right!Lit righteousnessEx 23:8; Is 1:23; 10:1, 2; Mic 3:11; 7:3Ps 94:21; James 5:6
24 Therefore, aas a tongue of fireconsumesstubbleAnd drygrasscollapses into the flame,So their broot will becomeclike rot and their blossom1blowaway as dust;For they have drejected the law of the LORD of hostsAnd despised the word of the HolyOne of Israel.Lit ascendIs 9:18, 19; Joel 2:5Job 18:16Hos 5:12Is 8:6; 30:9, 12; Acts 13:4125 On thisaccount the aanger of the LORD has burned against His people,And He has stretched out His handagainst them and struck them down.And the bmountainsquaked, and their ccorpses1lay like refuse in the middle of the streets.dFor allthis His anger2is not spent,But His ehand is stillstretched out.Lit wereLit has not turned away2 Kin 22:13, 17; Is 66:15Ps 18:7; Is 64:3; Jer 4:24; Nah 1:52 Kin 9:37; Is 14:19; Jer 16:4Is 9:12, 17, 19, 21; 10:4; Jer 4:8; Dan 9:16Ex 7:19; Is 23:11
26 He will also lift up a astandard to the 1distantnation,And will bwhistle for it cfrom the ends of the earth;And behold, it will dcome with speedswiftly.Lit nations; probably AssyriaIs 13:2, 3Is 7:18; Zech 10:8Deut 28:49Is 13:4, 527 aNoone in it is weary or stumbles,Noneslumbers or sleeps;Nor is the bbelt at its waistundone,Nor its sandalstrapbroken.Joel 2:7, 8Job 12:1828 1aIts arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;The hoofs of its horses2seem like flint and its chariotbwheels like a whirlwind.Lit Which, its arrowsLit are regarded asPs 7:12, 13; 45:5; Is 13:18Is 21:1; Jer 4:1329 Its aroaring is like a lioness, and it roars like younglions;It growls as it bseizes the preyAnd carriesitoff with cnoone to deliverit.Jer 51:38; Zeph 3:3; Zech 11:3Is 10:6; 49:24, 25; Mic 5:8Is 42:2230 And it will agrowlover it in that day like the roaring of the sea.If one blooks to the land, behold, there is darknessanddistress;Even the light is darkened by its clouds.Is 17:12; Jer 6:23; Luke 21:25Is 8:22; Jer 4:23-28; Joel 2:10; Luke 21:25, 26