1 Now I will sing for my friend a song about his vineyard.My friend had a vineyardon a hill with very rich soil.
2 He dug and cleared the field of stonesand planted the best grapevines there.He built a tower in the middle of itand cut out a winepress as well.He hoped good grapes would grow there,but only bad ones grew.
3 My friend says, “You people living in Jerusalem,and you people of Judah,judge between me and my vineyard.
4 What more could I have done for my vineyardthan I have already done?Although I expected good grapes to grow,why were there only bad ones?
5 Now I will tell youwhat I will do to my vineyard:I will remove the hedge,and it will be burned.I will break down the stone wall,and it will be walked on.
6 I will ruin my field.It will not be trimmed or hoed,and weeds and thorns will grow there.I will command the cloudsnot to rain on it.”