Time after Pentecost · Proper 22 · Year A
Isaiah 5:1-7
The Song of the Vineyard
October 4, 2026
Overview & Insights
“The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the nation of Israel… he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed.” (Isaiah 5:7)
Judgment Missed and Demonstrated: In length and theme chapter 5 pairs with chapter 1 and closes a bracket around 2:2–4:6. Chapter 5 comprises a mock love song; a series of woes that will be completed in 10:1–4; and a warning about Yahweh’s outstretched hand that will continue in chapter 9. In contrast to 1:1–2:1 and 2:2–4:6, no positive note is struck at the beginning or the end. Chapters 1–5 come to a close as bleak as their opening. Rebellion and darkness ultimately bracket them.
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7 Working Preacher
The Lutheran home commentary on the vineyard that yielded wild grapes.
Isaiah 5:1-7 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary on the love song that becomes a lament over injustice.
Isaiah 5 - The Song of the Vineyard Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of the vineyard, its wild fruit, and the woes that follow.
Isaiah Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Isaiah.
Isaiah 5:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the song of the vineyard.
Isaiah 5:1 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 5 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew of the passage alongside English with linked Jewish commentary.
Isaiah 5:1 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and lexical helps.
Overview: Isaiah 1-39 BibleProject
An animated overview of first Isaiah that frames the vineyard song and its woes.
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What is the Song of the Vineyard?
Isaiah sings a love song about a carefully tended vineyard that yields only wild grapes, then reveals it is Israel: God looked for justice but saw bloodshed. It stands directly behind Jesus’ parable of the wicked tenants.
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