The prophet announces that the vineyard will not be pruned or cultivated; briars and thorns will grow up, and cloud will be commanded to rain no rain upon it—complete abandonment resulting in natural deterioration and desolation. The withdrawal of cultivation (pruning, hoeing) means the vineyard left to itself will degenerate into wild, unuseful growth. The mention of clouds commanded not to rain suggests that even nature cooperates in judgment; natural provision is withdrawn along with social order and security. The image of briars and thorns (often used symbolically for curse and judgment) taking over cultivated land suggests complete reversal of civilization and order. This verse completes the parable's judgment sequence; what was carefully prepared is now deliberately left to ruin. The language emphasizes God's active judgment; abandonment is not passive but the consequence of deliberate divine decision. This verse connects to later chapters of Isaiah where Judah becomes desolate and depopulated.

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