Isa 5:2 | NET2full | STEP | 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.

‏ Isaiah 5:2

2 He built a hedge around it, ^{▼▼tn Or, “dug it up” (so NIV); KJV “fenced it.’ See HALOT 810 s.v. עזק.} 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. ^{▼▼tn Heb “wild grapes,” i.e., sour ones (also in v. 4).} ^{▼▼sn At this point the love song turns sour as the Lord himself breaks in and completes the story (see vv. 3-6). In the final line of v. 2 the love song presented to the Lord becomes a judgment speech by the Lord.}