3 So now, residents of Jerusalem

and men of Judah,

please judge between me

and my vineyard.

4 What more could I have done for my vineyard

than I did?a

Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes,

did it yield worthless grapes?

5 Now I will tell you

what I am about to do to my vineyard:

I will remove its hedge,b

and it will be consumed;

I will tear down its wall,c

and it will be trampled.