Isaiah 5:7

New International Reader's Version

The vineyard of the Lord who rules over all is the nation of Israel. The people of Judah are the vines he took delight in. He kept looking for them to do what is fair. But all he saw was blood being spilled. He kept looking for them to do what is right. But all he heard were cries of suffering.

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

2 Samuel 7:10

I will provide a place where my people Israel can live. I will plant them in the land. Then they will have a home of their own. They will not be bothered anymore. Evil people will no longer crush them, as they did at first.

Job 34:28

They caused poor people to cry out to him. He heard the cries of those who were in need.

Psalm 147:11

The Lord takes delight in those who have respect for him. They put their hope in his faithful love.

Psalm 149:4

The Lord takes delight in his people. He awards with victory those who are humble.

Psalm 80:15

Guard the root you have planted with your powerful right hand. Take care of the branch you have raised up for yourself.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, “I have seen how my people are suffering in Egypt. I have heard them cry out because of their slave drivers. I am concerned about their suffering.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever refuses to listen to the cries of poor people will also cry out and not be answered.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

I looked and saw how much people were suffering on this earth. I saw the tears of those who are suffering. They don’t have anyone to comfort them. Power is on the side of those who treat them badly. Those who are suffering don’t have anyone to comfort them.

Song of Solomon 7:6

You are so beautiful! You please me so much! You are so delightful, my love!

Isaiah 1:21

See how the faithful city of Jerusalem has become like a prostitute! Once it was full of people who treated others fairly. Those who did what was right used to live in it. But now murderers live there!

Isaiah 1:6

There isn’t a healthy spot on your body. You are not healthy from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. You have nothing but wounds, cuts and open sores. They haven’t been cleaned up or bandaged or treated with olive oil.

Isaiah 27:2

At that time the Lord will sing about his fruitful vineyard. He will say,

Isaiah 3:14

He judges the elders and leaders of his people. He says to them, “My people are like a vineyard. You have destroyed them. The things you have taken from poor people are in your houses.

Isaiah 3:15

What do you mean by crushing my people? Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?” announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.

Isaiah 3:17

So I will put sores on the heads of Zion’s women. And I will remove the hair from their heads.”

Isaiah 30:12

So the Holy One of Israel speaks. He says, “You have turned your backs on what I have said. You have depended on telling people lies. You have crushed others.

Isaiah 46:12

Listen to me, you stubborn people. Pay attention, you who now refuse to do what I have said is right.

Isaiah 5:2

He dug up the soil and removed its stones. He planted the very best vines in it. He built a lookout tower there. He also cut out a winepress for it. Then he kept looking for a crop of good grapes. But the vineyard produced only bad fruit.

Isaiah 59:13

We’ve refused to obey the Lord. We’ve made evil plans against him. We’ve turned our backs on our God. We’ve stirred up conflict and refused to follow him. We’ve told lies that came from our own minds.

Isaiah 59:14

So people stop others from doing what is fair. They keep them from doing what is right. No one tells the truth in court anymore. No one is honest there.

Isaiah 59:4

People aren’t fair when they present cases in court. They aren’t honest when they state their case. They depend on weak arguments. They tell lies. They plan to make trouble. Then they carry it out.

Isaiah 62:5

As a young man marries a young woman, so your Builder will marry you. As a groom is happy with his bride, so your God will be full of joy over you.”

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds will destroy my vineyard. They will walk all over it. They will turn my pleasant vineyard into a dry and empty land.

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket had very good figs in it. They were like figs that ripen early. The other basket had very bad figs in it. In fact, they were so bad they couldn’t even be eaten.

Jeremiah 50:46

At the news of Babylon’s capture, the earth will shake. The people’s cries will be heard among the nations.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land get rich by cheating others. They steal. They crush those who are poor and in need. They treat outsiders badly. They refuse to be fair to them.

Hosea 10:1

Israel was like a spreading vine. They produced fruit for themselves. As they grew more fruit, they built more altars. As their land became richer, they made more beautiful the sacred stones they worshiped.

Micah 6:12

The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.

Micah 6:8

The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you make me watch while people treat others so unfairly? Why do you put up with the wrong things they are doing? I have to look at death. People are harming others. They are arguing and fighting all the time.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you. He is the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you. In his love he will no longer punish you. Instead, he will sing for joy because of you.”

Matthew 23:23

“How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You give God a tenth of your spices, like mint, dill and cumin. But you have not practiced the more important things of the law, which are fairness, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.

Luke 18:7

God’s chosen people cry out to him day and night. Won’t he make things right for them? Will he keep putting them off?

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don’t say to yourself, “The seventh year will soon be here. It’s the year for forgiving people what they owe.” If you think like that, you might treat the needy people among you badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.

James 5:4

You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.