Isaiah 5:7

Easy To Read Version

The field of grapes that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel. The grapevine—the plant the Lord loves—is the man of Judah. {\cf2\super [48]}

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? {You killed your brother!} His blood is like a voice shouting to me from the ground.

Job 34:28

Those bad people hurt poor people,\par and made them cry to God for help.\par And God hears that cry for help.\par

Psalm 147:11

The Lord is happy with people\par who worship him.\par The Lord is pleased with people\par who trust in his true love.\par

Psalm 149:4

The Lord is happy with his people.\par God did a wonderful thing for his humble people.\par He saved them!\par

Psalm 80:15

God, look at the “vine” you planted\par with your own hands.\par Look at the young plant {\cf2\super [460]} you raised.\par

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.

Proverbs 21:13

If a person refuses to help poor people, then there will be no help for him when he needs it.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw that many people are treated badly. I saw their tears. And I saw that there was no one to comfort those sad people. I saw cruel people had all the power. And I saw that there was no one to comfort the people they hurt.

Isaiah 1:21

\{God says,\} “Look at Jerusalem. She was a city that trusted and followed me. What caused her to become like a prostitute? {\cf2\super [12]} She does not follow me now. Jerusalem should be filled with fairness. People living in Jerusalem should live the way God wants. But now, murderers live there.

Isaiah 1:6

From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head, every part of your body has wounds, hurts, and open sores. You have not cared for your sores. Your wounds are not cleaned and covered.

Isaiah 27:2

At that time, people will sing\par about the pleasant vineyard. {\cf2\super [248]} \par

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord will give his judgment against the elders {\cf2\super [32]} and leaders for the things they have done.

Isaiah 3:15

What gives you the right to hurt my people? What gives you the right to push the faces of the poor people into the dirt?” My Master, the Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Isaiah 3:17

My Master will make sores on the heads of those women in Zion. {\cf2\super [34]} The Lord will make the women lose all their hair.

Isaiah 30:12

The Holy One (God) of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from the Lord. You people want to depend on fighting and lies to help you.

Isaiah 46:12

“Some of you think that you have great power—but you don’t do good things. Listen to me!

Isaiah 5:2

My friend dug and cleared the field.\par He planted the best grapevines there.\par He built a tower in the middle of the field.\par He hoped for good grapes to grow there.\par But there were only bad grapes.\par

Isaiah 59:13

We sinned and turned against the Lord.\par We turned away from him and left him.\par We planned evil things.\par We planned things that are against God.\par We have thought of these things\par and planned them in our hearts.\par

Isaiah 59:14

Justice has turned away from us.\par Fairness stands far away.\par Truth has fallen in the streets.\par Goodness is not allowed to enter the city.\par

Isaiah 59:4

No person tells the truth about other people. People sue each other in court, and they depend on false arguments to win their cases. They tell lies about each other. They are full of trouble, and they give birth to evil.

Isaiah 62:5

When a young man loves a woman,\par he marries her,\par and she becomes his wife.\par In the same way, your land will belong\par to your children.\par A man is very happy with his new wife.\par In the same way, your God\par will be very happy with you.”\par

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds (leaders) have ruined\par my field of grapes.\par Those shepherds have walked\par on the plants in my field.\par Those shepherds have made my beautiful field\par into an empty desert.\par

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket had very good figs in it. Those figs were like figs that ripen early in the season. But the other basket had rotten figs. They were too rotten to eat.

Jeremiah 50:46

Babylon will fall,\par and that fall will shake the earth.\par People in all nations will hear about\par

Ezekiel 22:29

“The common people take advantage of each other. They cheat and steal from each other. They get rich by taking advantage of poor helpless beggars. And they really cheat the foreigners-they are not fair to them at all!

Hosea 10:1

Israel is like a vine that grows plenty of fruit.\par But as Israel got more and more \{things\}\par he built more and more altars\par \{to honor false gods\}.\par His land became better and better,\par so he put up better and better stones\par \{to honor false gods\}.\par

Micah 6:12

Rich people in that city are still cruel!\par The people in that city still tell lies.\par Yes, those people tell their lies!\par

Micah 6:8

Man, the Lord told you what goodness is.\par This is what the Lord wants from you:\par Be fair to other people.\par Love kindness and loyalty.\par Live humbly with your God.\par \{Don’t try to impress him with gifts.\}\par

Habakkuk 1:3

People are stealing things and hurting other people. People are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things?

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you.\par He is like a powerful soldier.\par He will save you.\par He will show how much he loves you.\par He will show you how happy he is\par with you.\par He will laugh and be happy about you,\par

Matthew 23:23

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [341]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [342]} You give God one tenth of everything you own—even your mint, dill, and cummin. {\cf2\super [343]} But you don’t obey the really important teachings of the law—being fair, showing mercy, and being faithful. These are the things you should do. And you should also continue to do those other things.

Luke 18:7

God’s people shout to him night and day. God will always give his people what is right. God will not be slow to answer his people.

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch {\cf2\super [217]} of mine that does not make fruit. {\cf2\super [218]} And he trims and cleans every branch that makes fruit, so that it will make even more fruit.

Deuteronomy 15:9

“Don’t ever refuse to help someone simply because the seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near. Don’t let an evil thought like that enter your mind. You must never have bad thoughts about a person that needs help. You must not refuse to help him. If you don’t help that poor person, then he will complain to the Lord against you. And the Lord will find you guilty of sin.

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. Those people are crying out against you. Those people harvested your crops. Now the Lord (God) of heaven’s armies {\cf2\super [24]} has heard the things they are shouting.