Isaiah 5:1

Isaiah begins a love song about his beloved's vineyard planted on a fertile hill. It opens a parable that will expose Judah's failure to bear the fruit God sought.

Cross-references · 16

• Mark 12:1He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
• Luke 20:9He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
• John 15:1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.
• Jer 2:21Yet I had planted you a noble vine, a pure and faithful seed. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?
• Ps 80:8You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.
• Matt 21:33“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
• Deut 31:19–22“Now therefore write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
• Isa 27:2–3In that day, sing to her, “A pleasant vineyard!
• Song 2:16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
• Song 8:11–12Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
• Song 5:2I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.”
• Song 5:16His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
• Song 6:3I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,
• Ps 45:1For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
• Ps 101:1A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
• Judg 5:1–31Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,

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