Isa 5:3-6 | NET2full | STEP | So now , residents of Jerusalem , people of Judah , you decide between me and my vineyard !

‏ Isaiah 5:3-6

3 So now, residents of Jerusalem,
people ^{▼▼tn Heb “men,” but in a generic sense.} of Judah,
you decide between me and my vineyard!
4 What more can I do for my vineyard
beyond what I have already done?
When I waited for it to produce edible grapes,
why did it produce sour ones instead?
5 Now I will inform you
what I am about to do to my vineyard:
I will remove its hedge and turn it into pasture, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and it will become [a place for] grazing.” בָּעַר (baʿar, “grazing”) is a homonym of the more often used verb “to burn.”}
I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and it will become a trampled place” (NASB “trampled ground”).}
6 I will make it a wasteland;
no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, ^{▼▼tn Heb “it will not be pruned or hoed” (so NASB); ASV and NRSV both similar.}
and thorns and briers will grow there.
I will order the clouds
not to drop any rain on it.