Bible Strands
Isaiah 5:1
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker declares he will perform a song concerning his beloved's vineyard situated on a fertile hill. The text frames the speaker as the one announcing the song's subject rather than addressing a divine figure as the beloved.
The words — The verb אָשִ֤ירָה ('a.Shi.rah) literally means "let me sing," marking the speaker's intent to vocalize the declaration. The noun כֶּ֛רֶם (Ke.rem) translates directly to "a vineyard," establishing the physical object at the center of the statement.
The thread — The vineyard motif continues in the New Testament parables of the tenants (Mark 12:1; Luke 20:9) and in Jesus' identification of himself as the true vine (John 15:1). These references apply the agricultural imagery to themes of stewardship and spiritual origin.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to note the speaker's declaration and the vineyard's location on a fertile hill before drawing theological conclusions. It asks the reader to separate the literal description of the vineyard from later allegorical interpretations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Cross-references
- Mark 12:1 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. 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.
- John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
- Psalms 80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
- 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?
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 31:19 Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
- Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Isaiah 27:2 In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.
- Song of Solomon 5:2 I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”