Parallel Verses
Amplified
A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).
My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).
New American Standard Bible
A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.
My well-beloved had a
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:
Holman Bible
a song about my loved one’s vineyard:
The one I love had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
International Standard Version
I will sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: "The one I love had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
A Conservative Version
Let me sing for my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.
American Standard Version
Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Bible in Basic English
Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-garden on a fertile hill:
Darby Translation
I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard: My well-beloved had a vineyard upon a fruitful hill.
Julia Smith Translation
I will sing now to my beloved a song of my love for his vineyard. There was a vineyard to my beloved in the horn of the son of oil:
King James 2000
Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved regarding his vineyard. My well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let me sing for my beloved a song of my love concerning his vineyard: {My beloved had a vineyard} on {a fertile hill}.
Modern King James verseion
Now I will sing to my Beloved a song of my Beloved concerning His vineyard. My Beloved has a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now will I sing my beloved friend a song of his vineyard. My beloved friend hath a vineyard in a very fruitful plenteous ground.
NET Bible
I will sing to my love -- a song to my lover about his vineyard. My love had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
New Heart English Bible
Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.
The Emphasized Bible
Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;
Webster
Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
World English Bible
Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill,
Themes
Ingratitude to God » Illustrated
Parables » Of the old testament » Of the prophets
Prophets » Frequently spake in parables and riddles
Prophets » Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the vineyard
Truth » Illustrated in parables of the old testament » Of the prophets
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of The Vineyard
1
A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).
My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).
He dug it all around and cleared away its stones,
And planted it with
And He built a tower in the center of it;
And also hewed out a
Then He expected it to produce [the choicest] grapes,
But it produced only worthless ones.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 80:8
You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt;
You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].
Matthew 21:33
Mark 12:1
Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables:
Luke 20:9
Then He began to tell the people this parable:
Deuteronomy 31:19-22
“Now then, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouth, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.
Judges 5:1-31
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
Psalm 45:1
I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalm 101:1
To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
Song of Songs 2:16
(The Shulammite Bride)
“My beloved is mine and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
Song of Songs 5:2
(The Shulammite Bride)
“I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,
My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew;
My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’
Song of Songs 5:16
“His mouth is full of sweetness;
Yes, he is altogether lovely and desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”
Song of Songs 6:3
“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,
He who feeds his flock among the lilies.”
Song of Songs 8:11-12
“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers;
Each one was to bring him a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
Isaiah 27:2-3
In that day [it will be said of the redeemed nation of Israel],
“A vineyard of
Jeremiah 2:21
“Yet I had planted you [O house of Israel as] a choice vine,
A completely faithful seed.
How then have you turned against Me
Into degenerate shoots of a foreign and wild vine [alien to Me]?
John 15:1