New International Version (NIV)
2He dug it up and cleared it of stones
and planted it with the choicest vines.
He built a watchtower in it
and cut out a winepress as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
but it yielded only bad fruit.
Isaiah 5:2
Isaiah 5:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
2He dug it all around, cleared it of stones,
And planted it with 5:2 Lit a bright red grapethe choicest vine.
And He built a tower in the middle of it,
And also carved out a 5:2 Or wine presswine vat in it;
Then He expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only 5:2 Or unripeworthless ones.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
2He dug it all around, removed its stones,
And planted it with the choicest vine.
And He built a tower in the middle of it
And also hewed out a wine vat in it;
Then He expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only worthless ones.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
2He dug it all around and cleared away its stones,
And planted it with 5:2 Lit a bright red grape.the choicest vine (the people of Judah).
And He built a tower in the center of it;
And also hewed out a 5:2 This was the lower of two hollowed-out reservoirs made in the soft rock, one above the other, connected by a channel that allowed the juice pressed out in the upper reservoir to flow to the lower.wine vat in it.
Then He expected it to produce [the choicest] grapes,
But it produced only worthless ones.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
2He dug it up and cleared the stones
and planted the finest vines.
He built a watchtower in the middle
and dug out a winepress as well.
He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes,
but the fruit it produced was sour!
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
2He dug up the soil and removed its stones.
He planted the very best vines in it.
He built a lookout tower there.
He also cut out a winepress for it.
Then he kept looking for a crop of good grapes.
But the vineyard produced only bad fruit.