For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts. — The words remind us of Nathan’s “Thou art the man,” to David (2 Samuel 12:7), and of our Lord’s words in Matthew 21:42-43.
Behold oppression. — The Hebrew word carries with it the idea of bloodshed, and points to the crimes mentioned in Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 4:4. The “cry” is that of the victims who appeal to Jehovah when they find no help in man (Genesis 4:10; Deuteronomy 24:15; James 5:4).