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Isaiah 5:3
“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judah immediately after recounting how He fully prepared a vineyard that yielded only sour fruit.
The words — The Hebrew verb שִׁפְטוּ (shif-tu) means "judge," combined with בֵּינִי (bei-ni) "between Me," to form a direct call to arbitrate the dispute over the vineyard's harvest.
The thread — This appeal mirrors the summons in Psalms 50:4, where God calls heaven and earth to witness His judgment, while Jeremiah 2:4 similarly commands the house of Jacob to hear God’s word.
Why it lands — The text requires the audience to weigh God’s preparation against the vineyard’s output before delivering a verdict.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Cross-references
- Psalms 50:4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
- Psalms 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
- Jeremiah 2:4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
- Micah 6:2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
- Matthew 21:40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
- Mark 12:9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
- Luke 20:15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
- Romans 2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
- Romans 3:4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”