Gladnessand joyare takenawayfrom the fruitfulfield;In the vineyardsalso there will be nocriesof joyor jubilantshouting,Notreadertreadsout winein the presses,[For] I have made the shoutingto cease.
"Withinthe wallsthey produceoil;They treadwinepressesbut thirst.
There is an outcryin the streetsconcerningthe wine;Alljoyturnsto gloom.The gaietyof the earthis banished.
Withina yearand [a few] daysYou will be troubled,O complacent[daughters]; For the vintageis ended,[And] the [fruit] gatheringwill not come.
"So gladnessand joyare takenawayFrom the fruitfulfield,even from the landof Moab.And I have made the wineto ceasefrom the winepresses;Noone will tread[them] with shouting,The shoutingwill not be shouts[of joy].
Your doomhas cometo you, O inhabitantof the land.The timehas come,the dayis near--tumultratherthanjoyfulshoutingon the mountains.
The vinedriesup And the figtreefails;The pomegranate,the palmalso,and the appletree,Allthe treesof the fielddryup. Indeed,rejoicingdriesup From the sonsof men.
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.
"And in allthe vineyards[there is] wailing,BecauseI will passthrough the midstof you," saysthe LORD.
"Behold,daysare coming,"declaresthe LORD,"When the plowmanwill overtakethe reaperAnd the treaderof grapeshim who sowsseed;When the mountainswill dripsweetwineAnd allthe hillswill be dissolved.
"Moreover, their wealthwill becomeplunderAnd their housesdesolate;Yes, they will buildhousesbut not inhabit[them], And plantvineyardsbut not drinktheir wine."
They wentout into the fieldand gathered[the grapes of] their vineyardsand trod[them], and helda festival;and they wentinto the houseof their god,and ateand drankand cursedAbimelech.
