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Isaiah 5:1

אָשִׁ֤ירָה
shîyr
to sing
נָּא֙
nâʼ
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
לִֽידִידִ֔י
yᵉdîyd
to/for — loved
שִׁירַ֥ת
shîyr
a song; abstractly, singing
דּוֹדִ֖י
dôwd
(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
לְכַרְמ֑וֹ
kerem
to/for — a garden or vineyard
כֶּ֛רֶם
kerem
a garden or vineyard
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
לִֽידִידִ֖י
yᵉdîyd
to/for — loved
בְּקֶ֥רֶן
qeren
in/with/by — a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
שָֽׁמֶן
shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Isaiah 5:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord] A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people). My greatly Beloved had a
Structural Refrain
The identical word (kerem, "vineyard") planted as a compact, single-line accusation two chapters earlier (3:14, "you have eaten up the viney…
vineyard
Structural Refrain
The identical word (kerem, "vineyard") planted as a compact, single-line accusation two chapters earlier (3:14, "you have eaten up the viney…
on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).
Structural Refrain
The identical word (kerem, "vineyard") planted as a compact, single-line accusation two chapters earlier (3:14, "you have eaten up the viney…
[Song 6:3; Matt 21:33-40]
Rabbi's unlock
Isaiah 5:1New

The song opens as a love ballad about a vineyard before the audience realizes, only a few lines in, that they themselves are the vineyard being sung about.

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Today's memory verse · from this session
Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord] 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). [Song 6:3; Matt 21:33-40]
Isaiah 5:1
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