1Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard.
2And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof,
3And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah,
4What could have been done more to my vineyard,
5And now go to, I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard:
6And I will lay it waste:
7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
8Woe unto them that join house to house,
9In mine ears said the Lord of hosts,
10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,
11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink;
12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe,
13Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge:
14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself,
15And the mean man shall be brought down,
16But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,
17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner,
18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity,
19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work,
20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil;
21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes,
22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine,
23Which justify the wicked for reward,
24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble,
25Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people,
26And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far,
27None shall be weary nor stumble amongst them;
28Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent,
29Their roaring shall be like a lion,
30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: