Isa 5:7, Jer 2:26, 5:11, 9:26, Eze 18:31, Mat 3:9-10 | ESV | STEP | For 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 ; for righteousness , but behold , an outcry !

Isaiah 5:7

7 ^aFor 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 2:26

26 “As a thief is shamed when caught,
so the house of Israel shall be shamed:
^dthey, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets,

Jeremiah 5:11

11 ^eFor the house of Israel and the house of Judah
have been utterly treacherous to me,

declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:26

26 ^fEgypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and ^gall who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are ^huncircumcised in heart.”

Ezekiel 18:31

31 ⁱCast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and ^jmake yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! ^kWhy will you die, O house of Israel?

Matthew 3:9-10

9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ^l‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from ^mthese stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ⁿEvery tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.