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.
15. They will say, “People in the east, praise the Lord! People in faraway lands, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.”
16. We hear songs of praise for God from every place on earth. They praise the God who does what is right. But I say, “Enough! I have had enough. What I see is terrible. Traitors are turning against people and hurting them.”
17. I see troubles for you people living in this land. I see fear, pits, and problems all around.