When the grape harvest drew near, he sent his slaves to the farmers to collect his fruit.

收果子的时候近了，就打发仆人到园户那里去收果子。

收果子的时候快到了，他打发仆人到园户那里去收果子。

收果子的时候快到了，他打发仆人到园户那里去收果子。

到了收获的季节，园主派奴仆到佃户那里收果子。

到了收成的时候，园主派了仆人到佃户那里，收取应该纳给他的果子。

当收果子的季节近了，主人就派了奴仆们到那些农夫那里去收取他的果子。

收果子的時候近了，就打發僕人到園戶那裏去收果子。

收果子的時候快到了，他打發僕人到園戶那裏去收果子。

收果子的時候快到了，他打發僕人到園戶那裏去收果子。

到了收穫的季節，園主派奴僕到佃戶那裡收果子。

到了收成的時候，園主派了僕人到佃戶那裡，收取應該納給他的果子。

果子節候將近的時候，主人就差遣他的奴僕去找園工，要拿他的果子。

當收果子的季節近了，主人就派了奴僕們到那些農夫那裡去收取他的果子。

果期將近、遣僕就農夫收果、

果期、遣僕、就農夫收果、

果期將至、遣僕就園夫收果、

屆收菓之時、乃遣其僕向園戶取菓。

When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

When harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the renters. He told the slaves to collect his share of the fruit.

When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit.

At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop.

When the time came to harvest fruit, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect his fruit.

And when the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine growers to receive his fruit.

Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.

And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.

“ From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day— 23 years— the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed.The Lord sent all His servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention.He announced,‘ Turn, each of you, from your evil way of life and from your evil deeds. Live in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors long ago and forever.Do not follow other gods to serve them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger by the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.“‘ But you would not obey Me’— this is the Lord’s declaration—‘ in order that you might provoke Me to anger by the work of your hands and bring disaster on yourselves.’

At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers.But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.Again he sent another slave to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.

At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.He sent yet another slave, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.And he sent yet a third, but they wounded this one too and threw him out.“ Then the owner of the vineyard said,‘ What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’“ But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said,‘ This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so the inheritance will be ours!’So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.“ Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.” But when they heard this they said,“ No— never!”But He looked at them and said,“ Then what is the meaning of this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected— this has become the cornerstone?Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and if it falls on anyone, it will grind him to powder!”Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

So tell the people: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Return to Me”— this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“ and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts.Do not be like your ancestors; the earlier prophets proclaimed to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Turn from your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they did not listen or pay attention to Me”— this is the Lord’s declaration.“ Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”

“ The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.They made their hearts like a rock so as not to obey the law or the words that the Lord of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of Hosts.Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit 1,000 pieces of silver.I have my own vineyard. The 1,000 are for you, Solomon, but 200 for those who guard its fruits.

He sent out his slaves to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.

Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying,“ Turn from your evil ways and keep My commands and statutes according to all the law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through My servants the prophets.”But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God.They rejected His statutes and His covenant He had made with their ancestors and the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images for themselves, two calves, and an Asherah pole. They worshiped the whole heavenly host and served Baal.They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire and practiced divination and interpreted omens. They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the Lord’s sight and provoked Him.Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained.Even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.So the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and handed them over to plunderers until He had banished them from His presence.When the Lord tore Israel from the house of David, Israel made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam led Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit great sin.The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam committed and did not turn away from them.Finally, the Lord removed Israel from His presence just as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel has been exiled to Assyria from their homeland until today.

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?

Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.

But Yahweh, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of His messengers, sending them time and time again, for He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising His words, and scoffing at His prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against His people that there was no remedy.

You warned them to turn back to Your law, but they acted arrogantly and would not obey Your commands. They sinned against Your ordinances, which a person will live by if he does them. They stubbornly resisted, stiffened their necks, and would not obey.You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit warned them through Your prophets, but they would not listen. Therefore, You handed them over to the surrounding peoples.