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KJV Lexicon And he fenced`azaq (aw-zak') to grub over -- fence about. it and gathered out the stones caqal (saw-kal') to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation) -- (cast, gather out, throw) stone(-s), surely. thereof and planted nata` (naw-tah') to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er). it with the choicest vine soreq (so-rake') a vine stock (properly, one yielding purple grapes, the richest variety) -- choice(-st, noble) wine. and built banah (baw-naw') to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely. a tower migdal (mig-dawl') a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower. in the midst tavek (taw'-vek) a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in). of it and also made chatsab (khaw-tsab') to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason. a winepress yeqeb (yeh'-keb) a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed) therein and he looked qavah (kaw-vaw') to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon). that it should bring forth `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application grapes `enab (ay-nawb') a grape -- (ripe) grape, wine. and it brought forth `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application wild grapes b'ushiym (be-oo-sheem') poison-berries -- wild grapes. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. King James Bible And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. Holman Christian Standard Bible He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones, and planted it with the finest vines. He built a tower in the middle of it and even dug out a winepress there. He expected it to yield good grapes, but it yielded worthless grapes. International Standard Version He plowed its land and cleared it of stones. Then he planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in the middle of it, and dug a wine vat in it; He expected it to produce good grapes, but it produced only wild ones." NET Bible He built a hedge around it, removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead. GOD'S WORD® Translation He dug it up, removed its stones, planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in it, and made a winepress in it. Then he waited for it to produce good grapes, but it produced only sour, wild grapes. King James 2000 Bible And he dug it, and gathered out its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress in it: and he expected that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. Links Isaiah 5:2Isaiah 5:2 NIV Isaiah 5:2 NLT Isaiah 5:2 ESV Isaiah 5:2 NASB Isaiah 5:2 KJV |
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