Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.
New American Standard Bible
A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.
My well-beloved had a
King James Version
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Holman Bible
a song about my loved one’s vineyard:
The one I love had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
International Standard Version
I will sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: "The one I love had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
A Conservative Version
Let me sing for my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.
American Standard Version
Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Amplified
A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).
My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).
Bible in Basic English
Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-garden on a fertile hill:
Darby Translation
I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard: My well-beloved had a vineyard upon a fruitful hill.
Julia Smith Translation
I will sing now to my beloved a song of my love for his vineyard. There was a vineyard to my beloved in the horn of the son of oil:
King James 2000
Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved regarding his vineyard. My well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let me sing for my beloved a song of my love concerning his vineyard: {My beloved had a vineyard} on {a fertile hill}.
Modern King James verseion
Now I will sing to my Beloved a song of my Beloved concerning His vineyard. My Beloved has a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now will I sing my beloved friend a song of his vineyard. My beloved friend hath a vineyard in a very fruitful plenteous ground.
NET Bible
I will sing to my love -- a song to my lover about his vineyard. My love had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
New Heart English Bible
Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.
The Emphasized Bible
Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;
Webster
Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Youngs Literal Translation
Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill,
Themes
Ingratitude to God » Illustrated
Parables » Of the old testament » Of the prophets
Prophets » Frequently spake in parables and riddles
Prophets » Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the vineyard
Truth » Illustrated in parables of the old testament » Of the prophets
Interlinear
References
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of The Vineyard
1 Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. 2 He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in its midst, and also cut out a winepress therein. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 80:8
You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.
Matthew 21:33
"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
Mark 12:1
He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
Luke 20:9
He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
Deuteronomy 31:19-22
"Now therefore write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Judges 5:1-31
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
Psalm 45:1
My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalm 101:1
I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
Song of Songs 2:16
My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
Song of Songs 5:2
I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night."
Song of Songs 5:16
His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem. Friends
Song of Songs 6:3
I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,
Song of Songs 8:11-12
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
Isaiah 27:2-3
In that day, sing to her, "A pleasant vineyard!
Jeremiah 2:21
Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?
John 15:1
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.