New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 5:2-4

2He dugH5823it all aroundH5823,removedH5619its stonesH5619,And plantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193it with thechoicestשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321vineH8321.And He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a towerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in the middleבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of itAnd alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hewedחָצֵ֣בcha.TzevH2672out awineH3342vatH3342in it; Then Heexpectedוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960itto produceלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213goodgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,But it producedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213onlyworthlessH891onesH891.

3“And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,O inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Judgeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199betweenH996Me and My vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

4Whatמַה־mah-H4100moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750was there to doלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754that I have not doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it?Whyמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I expectedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960itto produceלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213goodgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025did it produceוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213worthlessH891onesH891?

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