Isaiah 5:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
moreעֹוד֙
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
was there to doלַּעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔י
(le·char·mi,)
3754: a vineyardof uncertain derivation
that I have not doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי
(a·si·ti)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
in it? Why,מַדּ֧וּעַ
(mad·du·a')
4069: why? for what reason?from mah and yada
when I expectedקִוֵּ֛יתִי
(kiv·vei·ti)
6960a: to wait fora prim. root
[it] to produceלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
[good] grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים
(a·na·vim)
6025: a grapefrom an unused word
did it produceוַיַּ֥עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
worthless ones?בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃
(be·'u·shim.)
891: stinking or worthless (things), wild grapespl. of beosh


















KJV Lexicon
What could have been done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
more to my vineyard
kerem  (keh'-rem)
a garden or vineyard -- vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage.
that I have not done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
in it wherefore
madduwa`  (mad-doo'-ah)
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why? -- how, wherefore, why.
when I looked
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
that it should bring forth
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
grapes
`enab  (ay-nawb')
a grape -- (ripe) grape, wine.
brought it forth
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
wild grapes
b'ushiym  (be-oo-sheem')
poison-berries -- wild grapes.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce worthless ones?

King James Bible
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What more could I have done for My vineyard than I did? Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes, did it yield worthless grapes?

International Standard Version
What more could I do in my vineyard, that I haven't already done? When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield wild ones?

NET Bible
What more can I do for my vineyard beyond what I have already done? When I waited for it to produce edible grapes, why did it produce sour ones instead?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What more could have been done for my vineyard than what I have already done for it? When I waited for it to produce good grapes, why did it produce only sour, wild grapes?

King James 2000 Bible
What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? why, when I expected that it should bring forth grapes, it brought forth wild grapes?
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