Isa 5:3-4, Jer 3:19, 5:7, 9, 23, 9:7, Hos 11:8, Luk 13:7-9, 19:41-42 | ESV | STEP | And now , O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah , judge between me and my vineyard .

3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
4 ^aWhat more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
^bWhen I looked for it to yield grapes,
why did it yield wild grapes?

Jeremiah 3:19

19 “‘I said,
How I would set you among my sons,
and give you a pleasant land,
a heritage most beautiful of all nations.
And I thought you would ^ccall me, My Father,
and would not turn from following me.

Jeremiah 5:7

7 ^d“How can I pardon you?
Your children have forsaken me
^eand have sworn by those who are no gods.
^fWhen I fed them to the full,
^gthey committed adultery
^hand trooped to the houses of whores.

Jeremiah 5:9

9 ⁱShall I not punish them for these things?

declares the Lord;
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?

Jeremiah 5:23

23 ^jBut this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart;
they have turned aside and gone away.

Jeremiah 9:7

7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Behold, ^kI will refine them and ^ltest them,
for what else can I do, ^mbecause of my people?

Hosea 11:8

8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
ⁿHow can I make you ^olike Admah?
How can I treat you ^plike Zeboiim?
^qMy heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.

Luke 13:7-9

7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. ^rCut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

Luke 19:41-42

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 ^sAnd when he drew near and saw the city, ^the wept over it, 42 saying, ^u“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now ^vthey are hidden from your eyes.