"Nothingremainsfor him to devour,Thereforehis prosperitydoes not endure.
"Soundsof terrorare in his ears;While at peacethe destroyercomesupon him.
"He will not becomerich,norwill his wealthendure;And his grainwill not benddownto the ground.
"He has nooffspringor posterityamong his people,Norany survivorwherehe sojourned.
Woeto those who addhouseto house[and] joinfieldto field,Untilthere is nomoreroom,So that you have to livealonein the midstof the land!
In my earsthe LORDof hosts[has sworn], "Surely,manyhousesshall becomedesolate,[Even] greatand fineones,withoutoccupants.
"As a partridgethat hatcheseggswhich it has not laid,[So] is he who makesa fortune,but unjustly;In the midstof his daysit will forsakehim, And in the endhe will be a fool."
"But they do not knowhow to dowhatis right,"declaresthe LORD,"these who hoardup violenceand devastationin their citadels."
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"An enemy,even onesurroundingthe land,Will pulldownyour strengthfrom you And your citadelswill be looted."
