Isaiah 5:1

Isaiah 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.

Context of Isaiah 5:1

Let me sing a lovesong to my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill. 2He dug it up, removed its stones, planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in it, and made a winepress in it. Then he waited for it to produce good grapes, but it produced only sour, wild grapes. 3Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judah, judge between me and my vineyard!

Isaiah 5:1 word by word

אָשִׁ֤ירָה נָּא֙ לִֽידִידִ֔י שִׁירַ֥ת דּוֹדִ֖י לְכַרְמ֑וֹ כֶּ֛רֶם הָיָ֥ה לִֽידִידִ֖י בְּקֶ֥רֶן בֶּן־שָֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now will I singשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• to my wellbelovedיָדִידyedîyd · belovedH3039
• a songשִׁירָהshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• of my belovedדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: loveH1730
• touching his vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• in a very fruitfulשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• in a very fruitfulבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• hillקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:1

• Deuteronomy 31:19“Write down this song, teach it to the Israelites, and have them sing it. This song will be a witness for me against the Israelites.
• Judges 5:1On that day Deborah and Barak, son of Abinoam, sang this song:
• Psalms 45:1My heart is overflowing with good news. I will direct my song to the king. My tongue is a pen for a skillful writer.
• Psalms 101:1I will sing about mercy and justice. O Lord, I will make music to praise you.
• Isaiah 27:2On that day sing about a delightful vineyard.
• Psalms 80:8You brought a vine from Egypt. You forced out the nations and planted it.
• Jeremiah 2:21I planted you like a choice grapevine from the very best seed. Now you have turned against me and have become a wild vine.
• Matthew 21:33“Listen to another illustration. A landowner planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to vineyard workers and went on a trip.
• Mark 12:1Then, using this illustration, Jesus spoke to them. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, made a vat for the winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to vineyard workers and went on a trip.
• Luke 20:9Then, using this illustration, Jesus spoke to the people: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vineyard workers, and went on a long trip.
• John 15:1⌞Then Jesus said,⌟ “I am the true vine, and my Father takes care of the vineyard.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved "Let me sing now a song," etc. - A MS., respectable for its antiquity, adds the word שיר shir, a song, after נא na ; which gives so elegant a turn to the sentence by the repetition of it in the next member, and by distinguishing the members so exactly in the style and manner in the Hebrew poetical composition, that I am much inclined to think it genuine. A song of my beloved "A song of loves" - דודי…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Now will I sing - This is an indication that what follows is poetic, or is adapted to be sung or chanted. To my well-beloved - The word used here - ידיד yedı̂yd - is a term of endearment. It properly denotes a friend; a favorite; one greatly beloved. It is applied to saints as being the beloved, or the favorites of God, in Psalm 127:2; Deuteronomy 33:12. In this place, it is evidently applied to Yahweh, the God of the Jewish people. As there is some…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The state and conduct of the Jewish nation. (Is. 5:1-7) The judgments which would come. (Is. 5:8-23) The executioners of these judgments. (Is. 5:24-30) Verses 1-7 Christ is God's beloved Son, and our beloved Saviour. The care of the Lord over the church of Israel, is described by the management of a vineyard. The advantages of our situation will be brought into the account another day. He planted it with the choicest vines; gave them a most excellent law…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1my beloved: This refers to the Lord. The prophet was singing this song on the Lord’s behalf. At first, the song seems like a love song. But by Isaiah 5:3, readers realize it is actually a complaint. For more on Israel as God’s vineyard, see also Isaiah 3:14; Matthew 21:33–46; John 15:1–17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-30A new prophecy; entire in itself. Probably delivered about the same time as the second and third chapters, in Uzziah's reign. Compare Is 5:15, 16 with Is 2:17; and Is 5:1 with Is 3:14. However, the close of the chapter alludes generally to the still distant invasion of Assyrians in a later reign (compare Is 5:26 with Is 7:18; and Is 5:25 with Is 9:12). When the time drew nigh, according to the ordinary prophetic usage, he handles the details more…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 5:1

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• Grape
• Isaiah
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• Parables
• Punishment
• Unfaithfulness
• Vineyard
• War

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Commentaries on Isaiah 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings