The songs of the Old and New Testament in meeter by M. Zachary Boyd ...

The Song of Isaiah, concerning the vineyard, wherein Gods people is reproved for their barrennesse in good works, notwithstanding of all the paines were taken by the Prophets. ISAIAH▪ 5. vers. 1.

NOw will I sing to my welbeloved, a song, of my beloved touching his vineyard: my welbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruit∣full hill.

TO my Beloved of his vine a song now sing I will: My Welbelov'd a vineyard hath in a most fruitfull hill.

2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and bult a tower in the midst of it.

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He did it fence, and gathered out the stones thereof eachone, He planted it with choicest vine, a tower he built thereon.

And also made a wine-presse therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wilde grapes.

Hee a vine-presse made als therein, and look'd it should bring forth Good grapes, but forth at last it brought wild grapes of nothing worth.

3 And now; O inhabitants of Ierusalem, and men of Iudah, judge, I pray you, betwix•• me and my vineyard.

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And now, O ye inhabitants of Salem, and als ye Of Judah men, judge, I you pray, 'twixt my vineyard and me.

4 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 wilde grapes?

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What could I my vineyard unto do more then I have done?

Wherefore when for good grapes I look'd, did wild grapes grow thereon?

5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard, I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up:

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And now go to; I'le tell you what I'le to my vineyard do, I'le take away its hedge, and it shall be up eaten so:

And break down the wall thereof, and it shall be troden down.

6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not bee pruned, nor digged,

And I'le break down the wall thereof, and it trode down shall be:

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I'le lay it wast, none pruned shall nor yet it digged see,

But there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

But briars and thornes there shall come up: I also will anone Command the clouds that they no rain shall rain the same upon.

7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hoasts is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant.

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For vineyard of the Lord of hosts the house of Israel is, The men of Judah also are the plasant plant of his.

And he looked for judgement, but behold op∣pression; for righteousnesse, but behold a cry.

And he did then for judgement look, but lo oppression hard; For rigtheousnesse, but O behold, a cry then there was heard.