Isaiah 5:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The vineyard that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the house of Israel. The grapevine, the plant he loves, is the man of Judah. The Lord hoped for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for fairness, but there were only cries from people being treated badly.

Cross References

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. They are crying out against you. They harvested your crops. Now the Lord All-Powerful has heard their cries.

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. He also trims every branch that produces fruit to prepare it to produce even more.

Luke 18:7

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

Matthew 23:23

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You give God a tenth of the food you get, even your mint, dill, and cumin. 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.

Zephaniah 3:17

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

Micah 6:8

Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what he wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard. They have trampled the plants in my field. They have made my beautiful field a desert.

Isaiah 62:5

As a young man takes a bride and she belongs to him, so your land will belong to your children. As a man is happy with his new wife, so your God will be happy with you.

Isaiah 5:2

He dug and cleared the field and planted the best grapevines there. He built a tower in the middle and cut a winepress into the stone. He expected good grapes to grow there, but there were only rotten ones.

Isaiah 3:17

The Lord will put sores on the heads of those women in Zion. The Lord will make their heads bald.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord is ready to present his case against the elders and leaders of his people. He says, “You people have burned the vineyard, and what you stole from the poor is still in your houses.

Isaiah 1:6

From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head, every part of your body has wounds, cuts, and open sores. You have not taken care of them. Your wounds have not been cleaned and bandaged.

Song of Solomon 7:6

You are so beautiful and so pleasant, a lovely, delightful young woman!

Proverbs 21:13

Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves.

Psalm 149:4

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

Psalm 147:11

The Lord enjoys people who worship him and trust in his faithful love.

Psalm 80:15

Look at the vine you planted with your own hands. Look at the young plant you raised.

Job 34:28

They hurt the poor and made them cry to God for help. And he hears their cry!

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 someone who needs help. You must not refuse to help them. If you don’t help the poor, they might complain to the Lord, and he will judge you guilty of sin.

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.

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.

2 Samuel 7:10

And I chose a place for my people, the Israelites. I planted the Israelites. I gave them their own place to live so that they will not have to move from place to place anymore. In the past, I sent judges to lead my people, but evil people gave them many troubles. That will not happen now. I am giving you peace from all of your enemies. I promise that I will make your family a family of kings.

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 them. I saw that cruel people had all the power, and I saw that there was no one to comfort the people they hurt.

Isaiah 3:15

What gives you the right to hurt my people? What gives you the right to push the faces of the poor into the dirt?” The Lord GOD All-Powerful said this.

Isaiah 27:2

At that time people will sing about the pleasant vineyard.

Isaiah 30:12

The Holy One of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from me. You depend on fighting and lies to help you.

Isaiah 59:4

You can’t be trusted, even in court. You lie about each other and depend on false arguments to win your cases. You create pain and produce wickedness.

Isaiah 59:13

We rebelled against the Lord and lied to him. We turned away from our God and left him. We planned to hurt others and to rebel against God. From hearts filled with lies, we talked about it and made our plans.

Isaiah 59:14

We pushed Justice away. Fairness stands off in the distance. Truth has fallen in the streets. Goodness is not allowed in the city.

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket had very good figs in it, the kind 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, and that fall will shake the earth. People in all nations will hear about the destruction of Babylon.”

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!

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Isaiah 1:21

Look at Jerusalem. She was a faithful city. What made her become like a prostitute? In the past, Jerusalem was filled with justice, and goodness should live there now. Instead, there are murderers.

Isaiah 46:12

“Listen to me, you stubborn people! You are far from doing what is right.

Hosea 10:1

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

Habakkuk 1:3

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