KJV ORIGINAL
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
What more could I have done for my vineyard that I haven't already done? Why did it produce wild, worthless grapes when I expected it to produce good grapes?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is expressing His disappointment that despite all His care and provision for His people, they produced evil instead of good.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Isaiah's famous 'Song of the Vineyard,' a parable where God compares Israel to a vineyard He carefully planted and tended. Written around 740-700 BC, this prophecy came during a time when Israel and Judah were prosperous but spiritually corrupt, engaging in injustice and idolatry despite God's blessings.
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