Isaiah
Isaiah 5:4
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
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.