KJV ORIGINAL
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Yet I planted you as a noble vine, using only the finest seed. How then have you become a corrupt, wild vine that produces bad fruit?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is expressing His disappointment that Israel, whom He carefully planted and nurtured like a choice vine, has become corrupt and unfaithful despite His loving care.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Jeremiah's prophecy during the final decades before Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC. God had chosen Israel as His special people and given them the Promised Land, but they had repeatedly turned away from Him to worship foreign gods. The vineyard metaphor was commonly used in Hebrew culture to represent Israel as God's chosen nation.
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