3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalemand men of Judah,judge between me and my vineyard.
4 What more was there to do for my vineyard,that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes,why did it yield wild grapes?
5 And now I will tell youwhat I will do to my vineyard.I will remove its hedge,and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall,and it shall be trampled down.
6 I will make it a waste;it shall not be pruned or hoed,and briers and thorns shall grow up; I will also command the cloudsthat they rain no rain upon it.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hostsis the house of Israel,and the men of Judahare his pleasant planting;and he looked for justice,but behold, bloodshed;for righteousness,but behold, an outcry!
8 Woe to those who join house to house,who add field to field,until there is no more room,and you are made to dwell alonein the midst of the land.
9 The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing: “Surely many houses shall be desolate,large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.