There will be no joy and singing in Carmel. {\cf2\super [171]} \par I will end the happiness at harvest time.\par The grapes are ready to become wine.\par But they will all be wasted.\par
\{The people will be sad\} because the fields of Heshbon and the vines of Sibmah are not able to grow grapes. Foreign rulers have cut down the grapevines. The \{enemy armies have\} spread far to the city of Jazer and into the desert. And they have spread down to the sea. {\cf2\super [170]} \par
\{God said,\} “\{Jerusalem,\} I will destroy you—you will be nothing but a pile of rocks. The people around you will make fun of you. Every person that walks by will make fun of you.