In this land, there are now fields that have 1,000 grapevines. Each grapevine is worth 1,000 pieces of silver. But these fields will become full of weeds and thorns.
You women feel safe now, but after one year you will be troubled. \{Why?\} Because you will not gather grapes next year—there will be no grapes to gather.
At that time, a ten-acre field of grapes will make only a little wine. {\cf2\super [50]} And many sacks of seed will grow only a little grain. {\cf2\super [51]} ”
I will make my vineyard {\cf2\super [47]} an empty field.\par No person will care for the plants.\par No person will work in the field.\par Weeds and thorns will grow there.\par I will command the clouds\par not to rain on the field.”\par
I looked, and the good land\par had become a desert.\par All the cities in that land were destroyed.\par The Lord caused this.\par The Lord and his great anger caused this.\par
I will destroy her vines and fig trees. She said, ‘My lovers gave these things to me.’ But I will change her gardens—they will become like a wild forest. Wild animals will come and eat from those plants.
The people of Israel left because the enemy took everything from them. But Egypt will take the people themselves. Memphis {\cf2\super [89]} will bury them. Weeds will grow over their silver treasures. Thorns will grow where the Israelites lived.
“Listen to this story: There was a man that owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a wine press. {\cf2\super [299]} Then the man built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he left for a trip.
But if that land grows thorns and weeds, it is worthless. That land is in danger that it will be cursed by God. And that land will be destroyed by fire.