Verse

Isaiah 5:3

ESV And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
NIV "Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
NASB 'And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, Judge between Me and My vineyard.
CSB So now, residents of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.
NLT Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, you judge between me and my vineyard.
KJV And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
NKJV “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.

What does Isaiah 5:3 mean?

This parable started as if it were a love song (Isaiah 5:1). Isaiah describes how his beloved did all the hard work to develop a vineyard only to discover in the end that the grapes were sour and worthless for their purpose (Isaiah 5:2).

Now Isaiah shifts to the voice of the vineyard-maker. He calls out to his audience to ask them to weigh in on the matter. He will ask if there was anything he could have done differently to receive a different result (Isaiah 5:4). This is a rhetorical question, of course, meant to point out that the Master is not the problem.
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