Isa 5:4, 7, Jer 24:8-10, Eze 15:2-5, Mal 1:12-14, Mat 5:13 | ESV | STEP | What more was there to do for my vineyard , that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes , why did it yield wild grapes ?

7 ^cFor the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed; ^{▼▼The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike}
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry! ^{▼▼The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike}

Jeremiah 24:8-10

8 “But thus says the Lord: Like ^fthe bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat ^gZedekiah the king of Judah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who ^hdwell in the land of Egypt. 9 I will make them ⁱa horror ^{▼▼Compare Septuagint; Hebrew horror for evil} to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be ^ka reproach, ^la byword, ^ma taunt, and ⁿa curse in all the places where I shall drive them. 10 And I will send ^osword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.”

Ezekiel 15:2-5

2 ^p“Son of man, how does ^qthe wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? 3 Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take ^ra peg from it to hang any vessel on it? 4 ^sBehold, it is given to the fire for fuel. When the fire has consumed both ends of it, and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything? 5 ^tBehold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything!

Malachi 1:12-14

12 But you profane it when you say that ^uthe Lord’s table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised. 13 But you say, ^v‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. ^wYou bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord. 14 Cursed be the cheat who has ^xa male in his flock, and ^yvows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For ^zI am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name ^aawill be feared among the nations.

Matthew 5:13

Salt and Light

13 “You are the salt of the earth, ^abbut if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.