⁸ You dug up a vine from Egypt;
you drove out the nations and planted it.^(A)
9 You cleared a place for it;
it took root and filled the land.^(B)
10 The mountains were covered by its shade,
and the mighty cedars^[a] with its branches.^(C)
11 It sent out branches towards the Sea^[b]
and shoots towards the River.^[c](D)

¹² Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its fruit?^(E)
13 Boars from the forest tear at it
and creatures of the field feed on it.^(F)
14 Return, God of Armies.^(G)
Look down from heaven and see;
take care of this vine,
¹⁵ the root^[d] your right hand planted,
the son^[e] that you made strong for yourself.^(H)
16 It was cut down and burned;
they^[f] perish at the rebuke of your countenance.^(I)

³ So now, residents of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
please judge between me
and my vineyard.
⁴ What more could I have done for my vineyard
than I did?^(E)
Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes,
did it yield worthless grapes?
⁵ Now I will tell you
what I am about to do to my vineyard:
I will remove its hedge,^(F)
and it will be consumed;
I will tear down its wall,^(G)
and it will be trampled.
⁶ I will make it a wasteland.^(H)
It will not be pruned or weeded;
thorns and briars will grow up.^(I)
I will also give orders to the clouds
that rain should not fall on it.
⁷ For the vineyard of the Lord of Armies
is the house of Israel,^(J)
and the men^[a] of Judah,
the plant he delighted in.
He expected justice
but saw injustice;
he expected righteousness
but heard cries of despair.