Isaiah

Isaiah 5:2

²He dug it up and cleared the stones

and planted the finest vines.

He built a watchtower in the middle

and dug out a winepress as well.

He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes,

but the fruit it produced was sour!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He dug it up	וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ	way·‘az·zə·qê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5823 dig about
and cleared the stones	וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּ	way·saq·qə·lê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5619 stone, put to death by stoning
and planted	וַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙	way·yiṭ·ṭā·‘ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant
the finest vines	שֹׂרֵ֔ק	śō·rêq	Noun - masculine singular	H8321 vine
He built	וַיִּ֤בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
a watchtower	מִגְדָּל֙	miḡ·dāl	Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
in the middle	בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ	bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8432 midst
and	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
dug out	חָצֵ֣ב	ḥā·ṣêḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
a winepress	יֶ֖קֶב	ye·qeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3342 wine-vat
He waited for	וַיְקַ֛ו	way·qaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6960 wait for
to yield	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
good grapes	עֲנָבִ֖ים	‘ă·nā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6025 grape(s)
but the fruit it produced	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
was sour	בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃	bə·’u·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H891 stinking

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:21 · Deuteronomy 32:32–33 · Isaiah 1:2–4 · Luke 13:6–7 · Mark 11:13 · Revelation 14:18–20 · 1 Corinthians 9:7 · Luke 20:10–18 · Hosea 10:1 · Romans 9:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.