2 NephiChapter15

v1.10

And then will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.

And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard—I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down;

And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, and behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.

Wo unto them that join house to house, till there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair cities without inhabitant.

Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, and wine inflame them!

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

Therefore, hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

That say: Let him make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it.

Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Wo unto the wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!

Wo unto the mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; none shall be weary nor stumble among them.

None shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;

Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.

They shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry away safe, and none shall deliver.

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

And then will I sing to my well-beloveda song of my beloved, about his vineyard.My well-beloved has a vineyardon a very fruitful hill.And he fenced it,and cleared out its stones,and planted it with the choicest vine,and built a tower in the middle of it,and also made a winepress in it;and he looked for it to bring forth grapes,and it brought forth wild grapes.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem,and people of Judah,judge, I ask you, between me and my vineyard.What more could have been done to my vineyardthat I have not done in it?So when I looked for it to bring forth grapes,it brought forth wild grapes.

And now come; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard:I will take away its hedge,and it shall be eaten up;and I will break down its wall,and it shall be trampled down;And I will lay it waste;it shall not be pruned nor hoed,but briers and thorns shall come up;and I will also command the cloudsthat they rain no rain on it.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel,and the people of Judah his pleasant plant;and he looked for justice, but there was oppression;for righteousness, but there was a cry.

Woe to those who join house to house,until there is no place left,that they may be placed alone in the middle of the earth!In my ears, said the Lord of Hosts,truly many houses shall be desolate,and great and fair cities without inhabitants.Yes, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Woe to those who rise up early in the morningto follow strong drink,who continue until nighttill wine inflames them!The harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wineare in their feasts;but they do not regard the work of the Lord,nor consider the working of his hands.

So my people have gone into captivitybecause they have no knowledge;and their honorable men are famished,and their multitudes are parched with thirst.That is why hell has enlarged herselfand opened her mouth without measure;and their glory, and their multitudes, and their pomp,and those who rejoice, shall descend into it.

And the lowly shall be brought down,and the mighty shall be humbled,and the eyes of the haughty shall be humbled.But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in justice,and God who is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.Then shall the lambs feed as they are accustomed,and the waste places of the rich shall strangers eat.

Woe to those who draw wickedness with cords of vanity,and sin as if with a cart rope;who say, "Let him hurry, let him hasten his work,that we may see it;and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,that we may know it."

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil,who put darkness for light, and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesand prudent in their own sight!

Woe to those who are mighty at drinking wine,and men of strength at mixing strong drink;who justify the wicked for a reward,and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

So, as the fire devours the stubbleand the flame consumes the chaff,their root shall be rottenness,and their blossoms shall go up like dust;because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts,and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.That is why the anger of the Lord is kindled against his people,and he has stretched out his hand against themand has struck them;and the hills trembled,and their dead bodies were torn in the middle of the streets.For all this his anger is not turned away,but his hand is stretched out still.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far away,and will whistle to them from the end of the earth;and look, they shall come with speed, swiftly;none shall be weary nor stumble among them.None shall slumber nor sleep;nor shall the belt at their waist be loosened,nor the strap of their sandals be broken;whose arrows shall be sharp,and all their bows bent;their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint,and their wheels like a whirlwind,their roaring like a lion.

They shall roar like young lions;yes, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey,and shall carry it away safely,and none shall deliver.And in that day they shall roar against themlike the roaring of the sea;and if they look to the land,there is darkness and sorrow,and the light is darkened in its heavens.

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And then will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

And then will I sing to my well-beloveda song of my beloved, about his vineyard.My well-beloved has a vineyardon a very fruitful hill.

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

And he fenced it,and cleared out its stones,and planted it with the choicest vine,and built a tower in the middle of it,and also made a winepress in it;and he looked for it to bring forth grapes,and it brought forth wild grapes.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem,and people of Judah,judge, I ask you, between me and my vineyard.

What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.

What more could have been done to my vineyardthat I have not done in it?So when I looked for it to bring forth grapes,it brought forth wild grapes.

And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard—I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down;

And now come; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard:I will take away its hedge,and it shall be eaten up;and I will break down its wall,and it shall be trampled down;

And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

And I will lay it waste;it shall not be pruned nor hoed,but briers and thorns shall come up;and I will also command the cloudsthat they rain no rain on it.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, and behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel,and the people of Judah his pleasant plant;and he looked for justice, but there was oppression;for righteousness, but there was a cry.

Wo unto them that join house to house, till there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

Woe to those who join house to house,until there is no place left,that they may be placed alone in the middle of the earth!

In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair cities without inhabitant.

In my ears, said the Lord of Hosts,truly many houses shall be desolate,and great and fair cities without inhabitants.

Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Yes, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, and wine inflame them!

Woe to those who rise up early in the morningto follow strong drink,who continue until nighttill wine inflames them!

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

The harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wineare in their feasts;but they do not regard the work of the Lord,nor consider the working of his hands.

Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

So my people have gone into captivitybecause they have no knowledge;and their honorable men are famished,and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

Therefore, hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

That is why hell has enlarged herselfand opened her mouth without measure;and their glory, and their multitudes, and their pomp,and those who rejoice, shall descend into it.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

And the lowly shall be brought down,and the mighty shall be humbled,and the eyes of the haughty shall be humbled.

But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in justice,and God who is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Then shall the lambs feed as they are accustomed,and the waste places of the rich shall strangers eat.

Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

Woe to those who draw wickedness with cords of vanity,and sin as if with a cart rope;

That say: Let him make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it.

who say, "Let him hurry, let him hasten his work,that we may see it;and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,that we may know it."

Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil,who put darkness for light, and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Wo unto the wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesand prudent in their own sight!

Wo unto the mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Woe to those who are mighty at drinking wine,and men of strength at mixing strong drink;

Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

who justify the wicked for a reward,and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

So, as the fire devours the stubbleand the flame consumes the chaff,their root shall be rottenness,and their blossoms shall go up like dust;because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts,and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

That is why the anger of the Lord is kindled against his people,and he has stretched out his hand against themand has struck them;and the hills trembled,and their dead bodies were torn in the middle of the streets.For all this his anger is not turned away,but his hand is stretched out still.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; none shall be weary nor stumble among them.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far away,and will whistle to them from the end of the earth;and look, they shall come with speed, swiftly;none shall be weary nor stumble among them.

None shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;

None shall slumber nor sleep;nor shall the belt at their waist be loosened,nor the strap of their sandals be broken;

Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.

whose arrows shall be sharp,and all their bows bent;their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint,and their wheels like a whirlwind,their roaring like a lion.

They shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry away safe, and none shall deliver.

They shall roar like young lions;yes, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey,and shall carry it away safely,and none shall deliver.

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

And in that day they shall roar against themlike the roaring of the sea;and if they look to the land,there is darkness and sorrow,and the light is darkened in its heavens.

OriginalModern English
And then will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
And then will I sing to my well-beloveda song of my beloved, about his vineyard.My well-beloved has a vineyardon a very fruitful hill.And he fenced it,and cleared out its stones,and planted it with the choicest vine,and built a tower in the middle of it,and also made a winepress in it;and he looked for it to bring forth grapes,and it brought forth wild grapes.
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem,and people of Judah,judge, I ask you, between me and my vineyard.What more could have been done to my vineyardthat I have not done in it?So when I looked for it to bring forth grapes,it brought forth wild grapes.
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard—I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down; And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
And now come; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard:I will take away its hedge,and it shall be eaten up;and I will break down its wall,and it shall be trampled down;And I will lay it waste;it shall not be pruned nor hoed,but briers and thorns shall come up;and I will also command the cloudsthat they rain no rain on it.
For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, and behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.
For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel,and the people of Judah his pleasant plant;and he looked for justice, but there was oppression;for righteousness, but there was a cry.
Wo unto them that join house to house, till there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair cities without inhabitant. Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
Woe to those who join house to house,until there is no place left,that they may be placed alone in the middle of the earth!In my ears, said the Lord of Hosts,truly many houses shall be desolate,and great and fair cities without inhabitants.Yes, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, and wine inflame them! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Woe to those who rise up early in the morningto follow strong drink,who continue until nighttill wine inflames them!The harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wineare in their feasts;but they do not regard the work of the Lord,nor consider the working of his hands.
Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore, hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
So my people have gone into captivitybecause they have no knowledge;and their honorable men are famished,and their multitudes are parched with thirst.That is why hell has enlarged herselfand opened her mouth without measure;and their glory, and their multitudes, and their pomp,and those who rejoice, shall descend into it.
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled. But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
And the lowly shall be brought down,and the mighty shall be humbled,and the eyes of the haughty shall be humbled.But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in justice,and God who is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.Then shall the lambs feed as they are accustomed,and the waste places of the rich shall strangers eat.
Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope; That say: Let him make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it.
Woe to those who draw wickedness with cords of vanity,and sin as if with a cart rope;who say, "Let him hurry, let him hasten his work,that we may see it;and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,that we may know it."
Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Wo unto the wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil,who put darkness for light, and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesand prudent in their own sight!
Wo unto the mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink; Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Woe to those who are mighty at drinking wine,and men of strength at mixing strong drink;who justify the wicked for a reward,and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
So, as the fire devours the stubbleand the flame consumes the chaff,their root shall be rottenness,and their blossoms shall go up like dust;because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts,and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.That is why the anger of the Lord is kindled against his people,and he has stretched out his hand against themand has struck them;and the hills trembled,and their dead bodies were torn in the middle of the streets.For all this his anger is not turned away,but his hand is stretched out still.
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; none shall be weary nor stumble among them. None shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken; Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far away,and will whistle to them from the end of the earth;and look, they shall come with speed, swiftly;none shall be weary nor stumble among them.None shall slumber nor sleep;nor shall the belt at their waist be loosened,nor the strap of their sandals be broken;whose arrows shall be sharp,and all their bows bent;their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint,and their wheels like a whirlwind,their roaring like a lion.
They shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry away safe, and none shall deliver. And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
They shall roar like young lions;yes, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey,and shall carry it away safely,and none shall deliver.And in that day they shall roar against themlike the roaring of the sea;and if they look to the land,there is darkness and sorrow,and the light is darkened in its heavens.

And then will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved, touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

And then will I sing to my well-beloveda song of my beloved, about his vineyard.My well-beloved has a vineyardon a very fruitful hill.

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

And he fenced it,and cleared out its stones,and planted it with the choicest vine,and built a tower in the middle of it,and also made a winepress in it;and he looked for it to bring forth grapes,and it brought forth wild grapes.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem,and people of Judah,judge, I ask you, between me and my vineyard.

What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.

What more could have been done to my vineyardthat I have not done in it?So when I looked for it to bring forth grapes,it brought forth wild grapes.

And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard—I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down;

And now come; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard:I will take away its hedge,and it shall be eaten up;and I will break down its wall,and it shall be trampled down;

And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

And I will lay it waste;it shall not be pruned nor hoed,but briers and thorns shall come up;and I will also command the cloudsthat they rain no rain on it.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, and behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel,and the people of Judah his pleasant plant;and he looked for justice, but there was oppression;for righteousness, but there was a cry.

Wo unto them that join house to house, till there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

Woe to those who join house to house,until there is no place left,that they may be placed alone in the middle of the earth!

In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair cities without inhabitant.

In my ears, said the Lord of Hosts,truly many houses shall be desolate,and great and fair cities without inhabitants.

Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Yes, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, and wine inflame them!

Woe to those who rise up early in the morningto follow strong drink,who continue until nighttill wine inflames them!

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

The harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wineare in their feasts;but they do not regard the work of the Lord,nor consider the working of his hands.

Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

So my people have gone into captivitybecause they have no knowledge;and their honorable men are famished,and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

Therefore, hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

That is why hell has enlarged herselfand opened her mouth without measure;and their glory, and their multitudes, and their pomp,and those who rejoice, shall descend into it.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

And the lowly shall be brought down,and the mighty shall be humbled,and the eyes of the haughty shall be humbled.

But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

But the Lord of Hosts shall be exalted in justice,and God who is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Then shall the lambs feed as they are accustomed,and the waste places of the rich shall strangers eat.

Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

Woe to those who draw wickedness with cords of vanity,and sin as if with a cart rope;

That say: Let him make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it.

who say, "Let him hurry, let him hasten his work,that we may see it;and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,that we may know it."

Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil,who put darkness for light, and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Wo unto the wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesand prudent in their own sight!

Wo unto the mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Woe to those who are mighty at drinking wine,and men of strength at mixing strong drink;

Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

who justify the wicked for a reward,and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

So, as the fire devours the stubbleand the flame consumes the chaff,their root shall be rottenness,and their blossoms shall go up like dust;because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts,and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

That is why the anger of the Lord is kindled against his people,and he has stretched out his hand against themand has struck them;and the hills trembled,and their dead bodies were torn in the middle of the streets.For all this his anger is not turned away,but his hand is stretched out still.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; none shall be weary nor stumble among them.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far away,and will whistle to them from the end of the earth;and look, they shall come with speed, swiftly;none shall be weary nor stumble among them.

None shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;

None shall slumber nor sleep;nor shall the belt at their waist be loosened,nor the strap of their sandals be broken;

Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.

whose arrows shall be sharp,and all their bows bent;their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint,and their wheels like a whirlwind,their roaring like a lion.

They shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry away safe, and none shall deliver.

They shall roar like young lions;yes, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey,and shall carry it away safely,and none shall deliver.

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

And in that day they shall roar against themlike the roaring of the sea;and if they look to the land,there is darkness and sorrow,and the light is darkened in its heavens.