פירוש על ישעיהו 5:4

What could have been done, etc. What good thing is left to be done for the vineyard that I have not yet done?

מדוע Wherefore. A compound of two words,¹¹מַה יָדוּעַ ═ מה רוע ═ מדוע : What is known. Compare מה ראית What sawest thou (Gen. 20:10). There are also many instances of the use of the phrase מה ראית in the meaning Why in Rabbinical Literature. like (מה זה ═) מזה What is this (Exod. 4:2). (מה לכם═) מלכם What is it unto you (Is. 3:15)