6. The people living in this land are guilty of doing wrong, so God promised to destroy the land. The people will be punished, and only a few of them will survive.
7. The grapevines are dying. The new wine is bad. People who were happy are now sad.
8. They have stopped showing their joy. The happy music from the drums and harps has ended.
9. They no longer sing as they drink their wine. The beer now tastes bitter to those who drink it.
10. “Total Confusion” is a good name for this city. The city has been destroyed. People cannot enter the houses. The doors are blocked.
11. People still ask for wine in the marketplaces, but all the joy is gone. It was carried off with everything else.
12. All that is left is destruction. Even the gates are crushed.
13. At harvest time, people knock olives from the trees. But a few olives are left in the trees. It will be like that in this land and among the nations.
14. Those who are left will begin shouting louder than the ocean. They will rejoice about the Lord’S greatness.