Isaiah 5:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

I am the Lord All-Powerful! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.

Cross References

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has surely heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.

John 15:2

He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.

Luke 18:7

Won't God protect his chosen ones who pray to him day and night? Won't he be concerned for them?

Matthew 23:23

You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your garden, such as mint, dill, and cumin. Yet you neglect the more important matters of the Law, such as justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the important things you should have done, though you should not have left the others undone either.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love.”

Micah 6:8

The Lord God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”

Jeremiah 12:10

My beautiful land is ruined like a field or a vineyard trampled by shepherds and stripped bare by their flocks.

Isaiah 62:5

Your people will take the land, just as a young man takes a bride. The Lord will be pleased because of you, just as a husband is pleased with his bride.

Isaiah 5:2

My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced.

Isaiah 3:17

But I, the Lord, will cover their heads with sores, and I will uncover their private parts.

Isaiah 3:14

He will even judge you rulers and leaders of his own nation. You destroyed his vineyard and filled your houses by robbing the poor.

Isaiah 1:6

From your head to your toes there isn't a healthy spot. Bruises, cuts, and open sores go without care or oil to ease the pain.

Song of Solomon 7:6

You are very beautiful, so desirable!

Proverbs 21:13

If you won't help the poor, don't expect to be heard when you cry out for help.

Psalm 149:4

The Lord is pleased with his people, and he gives victory to those who are humble.

Psalm 147:11

The Lord is pleased only with those who worship him and trust his love.

Psalm 80:15

With your own hands you planted its roots, and you raised it as your very own.

Job 34:28

The persons they mistreated had prayed for help, until God answered their prayers.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful! Don't say to yourself, “Soon it will be the seventh year, and then I won't be able to get my money back.” It would be horrible for you to think that way and to be so selfish that you refuse to help the poor. They are your relatives, and if you don't help them, they may ask the Lord to decide whether you have done wrong. And he will say that you are guilty.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them,

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.

2 Samuel 7:10

I have given my people Israel a land of their own where they can live in peace, and they won't have to tremble with fear any more. Evil nations won't bother them, as they did

Ecclesiastes 4:1

I looked again and saw people being mistreated everywhere on earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who mistreated them were powerful.

Isaiah 3:15

The Lord All-Powerful says, “You have crushed my people and rubbed in the dirt the faces of the poor.”

Isaiah 27:2

At that time you must sing about a fruitful vineyard.

Isaiah 30:12

Now this is the answer of the holy One of Israel: “You rejected my message, and you trust in violence and lies.

Isaiah 59:4

You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and refused to follow you. Our hearts were deceitful, and so we lied; we planned to abuse others and turn our backs on you.

Isaiah 59:14

Injustice is everywhere; justice seems far away. Truth is chased out of court; honesty is shoved aside.

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket was full of very good figs that ripened early, and the other was full of rotten figs that were not fit to eat.

Jeremiah 50:46

The sounds of your destruction will be heard among the nations, and the earth will shake.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people themselves cheat and rob; they abuse the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Micah 6:12

You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.

Isaiah 1:21

Jerusalem, you are like an unfaithful wife. Once your judges were honest and your people lived right; now you are a city full of murderers.

Isaiah 46:12

You people are stubborn and far from being safe, so listen to me.

Hosea 10:1

You were a healthy vine covered with grapes. But the more grapes you grew, the more altars you built; the better off you became, the better shrines you set up for pagan gods.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you make me watch such terrible injustice? Why do you allow violence, lawlessness, crime, and cruelty to spread everywhere?