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Isaiah 27:2
In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses Israel at a future moment immediately following Yahweh’s defeat of Leviathan. The text issues a direct command to the people to sing about a restored vineyard.
The words — כֶּ֥רֶם חֶ֖מֶד (ke/rem che.med) literally means “delightful vineyard,” and עַנּוּ־ (a.nu-) is the imperative “sing.” The verse explicitly places the singing on the people, not on God.
The thread — The vineyard metaphor runs through Jeremiah 2:21 where Yahweh planted Israel as a choice vine, and Psalm 80:8 where He transplanted it from Egypt. Numbers 21:17 provides a precedent for Israel singing in response to divine provision.
Why it lands — The text demands a response of celebration after divine judgment has cleared the way for restoration. It requires the reader to recognize that worship follows Yahweh’s decisive action, not human initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 2:21 I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
- Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
- Psalms 80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
- Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- Matthew 21:33 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
- Luke 20:9 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.