Isa 5:3-6 | NETfull | 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, ^{▼▼ For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; Journey of Paul map 1-F4; Journey of Paul map 2-F4; Journey of Paul map 3-F4; Journey of Paul map 4-F4.}
people ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ Heb “and it will become [a place for] grazing.” בָּעַר (ba’ar, “grazing”) is a homonym of the more often used verb “to burn.”}
I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there. ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ 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.