³ And now, you people of Jerusalem and you men of Judah, be the judges between me and my vine-garden.

⁴ His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

⁵ Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

⁶ And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)

⁴ Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.

⁴ Give ear to the words of the Lord, O sons of Jacob and all the families of Israel:

⁵ These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?

² Give ear, O you mountains, to the Lord's cause, and take note, you bases of the earth: for the Lord has a cause against his people, and he will take it up with Israel.

³ O my people, what have I done to you? how have I been a weariness to you? give answer against me.

⁴⁰ When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen?

⁴¹ They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.

⁹ What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.

¹⁰ Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

¹¹ This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

¹² And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

¹⁵ And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?

¹⁶ He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

⁵ But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

⁴ In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.