Read Isaiah 5.1-7. In 5.1-30: The song of the vineyard. In verses 1-7: The parable of an unfruitful vineyard is an apparently unremarkable story whose full meaning only becomes clear when the storyteller reveals that he is describing Israel and Judah. The verdict of v. 6 is valid also for this larger meaning: The land must soon suffer utter devastation and ruin. This is the theme-message which underlies all the prophecies of chs. 5-12 (see especially 6.11-13). The parable is made more complex by the opening address in which the speaker declares: Let me sing for my beloved my love-song. As a "friend of the injured vine owner, the speaker is an interested onlooker or perhaps the owner's supporter at a feasts. In this case, the claim to present a love-song suggest that the story will be about a disappointed lover (see the use of vineyard imagery for courtship in Song 8.11-12). In v. 7 The vineyard represents both Israel and Judah. Comments or Questions..
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