The vinedriesup And the figtreefails;The pomegranate,the palmalso,and the appletree,Allthe treesof the fielddryup. Indeed,rejoicingdriesup From the sonsof men.
You have putgladnessin my heart,Morethanwhentheir grainand newwineabound.
The righteousmanwill flourishlike the palmtree,He will growlike a cedarin Lebanon.
"Like an appletreeamong the treesof the forest,Sois my belovedamongthe youngmen.In his shadeI tookgreat delightand satdown,And his fruitwas sweetto my taste.
"Your shootsare an orchardof pomegranatesWith choicefruits,hennawith nardplants,
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.
There is an outcryin the streetsconcerningthe wine;Alljoyturnsto gloom.The gaietyof the earthis banished.
The newwinemourns,The vinedecays,Allthe merry-heartedsigh.
You shall multiplythe nation,You shall increasetheir gladness;They will be gladin Your presenceAs with the gladnessof harvest,As men rejoicewhen they dividethe spoil.
"The soundof an outcryfrom Horonaim,'Devastationand greatdestruction!'
"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].
The fieldis ruined,The landmourns;For the grainis ruined,The newwinedriesup, Freshoilfails.
Has not foodbeen cutoffbeforeour eyes,Gladnessand joyfrom the houseof our God?
But Godappointeda wormwhen dawncamethe nextdayand it attackedthe plantand it withered.
Is the seedstillin the barn?Evenincludingthe vine,the figtree,the pomegranateand the olivetree,it has not borne[fruit]. Yet from thisdayon I will bless[you].'"
"Then I will rebukethe devourerfor you, so that it will not destroythe fruitsof the ground;norwill your vinein the fieldcast[its grapes]," saysthe LORDof hosts.
Then they cameto the valleyof Eshcoland from therecutdowna branchwith a singleclusterof grapes;and they carriedit on a polebetween two[men], with someof the pomegranatesand the figs.
