"You shall betrotha wife,but anothermanwill violateher; you shall builda house,but you will not livein it; you shall planta vineyard,but you will not useits fruit.
"Thussaysthe LORD,'Behold,I will raiseup evilagainstyou from your own household;I will even takeyour wivesbefore your eyesand give[them] to your companion,and he will liewith your wivesin broaddaylight.
"He returnswhathe has attainedAnd cannotswallow[it]; As to the richesof his trading,He cannoteven enjoy[them].
"The prisonersare at easetogether;They do not hearthe voiceof the taskmaster.
May my wifegrindfor another,And let otherskneeldownoverher.
The LORDhas swornby His righthandand by His strongarm,"I will neveragaingiveyour grain[as] foodfor your enemies;Norwill foreignersdrinkyour newwinefor whichyou have labored."
"They have sownwheatand have reapedthorns,They have strainedthemselves to noprofit.But be ashamedof your harvestBecauseof the fierceangerof the LORD."
"Their housesshall be turnedoverto others,Their fieldsand their wivestogether;For I will stretchout My handAgainstthe inhabitantsof the land,"declaresthe LORD.
"ThereforeI will givetheir wivesto others,Their fieldsto newowners;Becausefrom the leasteven to the greatestEveryoneis greedyfor gain;From the propheteven to the priestEveryonepracticesdeceit.
They ravishedthe womenin Zion,The virginsin the citiesof Judah.
Our inheritancehas been turnedover to strangers,Our housesto aliens.
[There is] swearing,deception,murder,stealingand adultery.They employviolence,so that bloodshedfollowsbloodshed.
Thereforebecauseyou imposeheavyrenton the poorAnd exacta tributeof grainfrom them, [Though] you have builthousesof well-hewnstone,Yet you will not livein them; You have plantedpleasantvineyards,yet you will not drinktheir wine.
"You will sowbut you will not reap.You will treadthe olivebut will not anointyourself with oil;And the grapes,but you will not drinkwine.
Thoughthe figtreeshould not blossomAnd therebe nofruiton the vines,[Though] the yieldof the oliveshould failAnd the fieldsproducenofood,Though the flockshould be cutofffrom the foldAnd therebe nocattlein the stalls,
"Moreover, their wealthwill becomeplunderAnd their housesdesolate;Yes, they will buildhousesbut not inhabit[them], And plantvineyardsbut not drinktheir wine."
"Your oxshall be slaughteredbefore your eyes,but you will not eatof it; your donkeyshall be tornawayfrom you, and will not be restoredto you; your sheepshall be givento your enemies,and you will havenoneto saveyou.
