And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem... judge. Appeal of God to themselves, as in Isaiah 1:18; Micah 6:3. So Jesus Christ, in Matthew 21:40-41, alluding in the very form of expression to this, makes them pass sentence on themselves, "When the Lord of the vineyard cometh, what will He do unto those farmers? They say unto Him He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out His vineyard unto other farmers, which shall render Him the fruits in their seasons." God condemns sinners "out of their own mouth" (Deuteronomy 32:6; Job 15:6; Luke 19:22; Romans 3:4).