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Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.
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God's Righteous Appeal
Commentators explain that God is not genuinely asking for an opinion but making a powerful rhetorical point. By inviting the people of Judah to judge His actions towards His 'vineyard' (themselves), He demonstrates the undeniable justice of His case. As John Calvin notes, this is a strategy used when a case is so clear that even the guilty party must admit the truth.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And now ... - This is an appeal which God makes to the Jews themselves, in regard to the justice and propriety of what He was about to do. A…
19th Century
Anglican
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem.—“The song of the vineyard” comes to an end and becomes the text of a discourse in wh…
Baptist
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vine…
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16th Century
Protestant
Now, therefore, O inhabitant of Jerusalem! Those persons with whom he contends are made judges in their own cause, as is usually done in c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah. All and everyone of them, who were parties concerned in this matte…
Christ is God's beloved Son, and our beloved Saviour. The care of the Lord over the church of Israel is described by the management of a vineyard. …
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13th Century
Catholic
I will sing to my beloved. Here the prophet denounces the third sin of the two tribes—their abuse of things—using a metaphor. Th…
