Let me sowand anothereat,And let my cropsbe uprooted.
"He will not escapefrom darkness;The flamewill witherhis shoots,And by the breathof His mouthhe will goaway.
"He has nooffspringor posterityamong his people,Norany survivorwherehe sojourned.
"He returnswhathe has attainedAnd cannotswallow[it]; As to the richesof his trading,He cannoteven enjoy[them].
"They harvesttheir fodderin the fieldAnd gleanthe vineyardof the wicked.
"For it would be firethat consumesto Abaddon,And would uprootallmy increase.
Let his posteritybe cutoff;In a followinggenerationlet their namebe blottedout.
I, in turn,will dothisto you: I will appointoveryou a suddenterror,consumptionand feverthat will wasteawaythe eyesand cause the soulto pineaway;also, you will sowyour seeduselessly,for your enemieswill eatit up.
"You will sowbut you will not reap.You will treadthe olivebut will not anointyourself with oil;And the grapes,but you will not drinkwine.
"For in this[case] the sayingis true,Onesowsand anotherreaps.'
"You shall bringout muchseedto the fieldbut you will gatherin little,for the locustwill consumeit.
"Moreover, it shall eatthe offspringof your herdand the produceof your grounduntilyou are destroyed,whoalso leavesyou nograin,newwine,or oil,northe increaseof your herdor the youngof your flockuntilthey have caused you to perish.
"The MightyOne,God,the LORD,the MightyOne,God,the LORD!He knows,and may Israelitselfknow.If[it was] in rebellion,or ifin an unfaithfulactagainst the LORDdo not saveus thisday!
