Isaiah

Isaiah 5:3–4

³“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem

and men of Judah,

I exhort you to judge

between Me and My vineyard.

⁴What more could have been done for My vineyard

than I have done for it?

Why, when I expected sweet grapes,

did it bring forth sour fruit?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now	וְעַתָּ֛ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
O dwellers	יוֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and men	וְאִ֣ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
I exhort	נָ֕א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
you to judge	שִׁפְטוּ־	šip̄·ṭū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
between Me	בֵּינִ֖י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
and My vineyard	כַּרְמִֽי׃	kar·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3754 vineyard

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
more	עוֹד֙	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
could have been done	לַּעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
for My vineyard	לְכַרְמִ֔י	lə·ḵar·mî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3754 vineyard
than	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
I have done	עָשִׂ֖יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
for it	בּ֑וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Why	מַדּ֧וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
when I expected	קִוֵּ֛יתִי	qiw·wê·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6960 wait for
grapes	עֲנָבִ֖ים	‘ă·nā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6025 grape(s)
did it bring forth	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
sour fruit	בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃	bə·’u·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H891 stinking

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 5:4 Matthew 23:37 · Micah 6:3–4 · Acts 7:51–60 · Jeremiah 2:5 · Jeremiah 6:29–30 · Jeremiah 2:30–31 · Isaiah 1:5 · Ezekiel 24:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.