2 In that day the aBranch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the bfruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the csurvivors of Israel.

3 It will come about that he who is aleft in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called bholy—everyone who is crecorded for life in Jerusalem.

4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the adaughters of Zion and 1purged the bbloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the cspirit of judgment and the dspirit of burning,

5 then the Lord will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies aa cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the bglory will be a canopy.

6 There will be a ashelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and 1protection from the storm and the rain.

Chapter 5

Parable of the Vineyard

1 Let me sing now for my well-beloved

A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.

My well-beloved had a avineyard on 1a fertile hill.

2 He dug it all around, removed its stones,

And planted it with 1the achoicest vine.

And He built a tower in the middle of it

And also hewed out a 2wine vat in it;

Then He bexpected it to produce good grapes,

But it produced only 3worthless ones.

3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,

aJudge between Me and My vineyard.

4 “aWhat more was there to do for My vineyard 1that I have not done in it?

Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce 2worthless ones?

5 “So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:

I will aremove its hedge and it will be consumed;

I will bbreak down its wall and it will become ctrampled ground.

6 “I will alay it waste;

It will not be pruned or hoed,

But briars and thorns will come up.

I will also charge the clouds to brain no rain on it.”

7 For the avineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel

And the men of Judah His delightful plant.

Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bbloodshed;

For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.