Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 5:3

"And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard." — Isaiah 5:3 (ASV)

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem.—“The song of the vineyard” comes to an end and becomes the text of a discourse in which Jehovah, as the “Beloved” of the song, speaks through the prophet. Those to whom the parable applies are invited, as David was by Nathan, to pass an unconscious judgment on themselves. (Compare to Matthew 21:40-41, as an instance of the same method.)