6. Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left.
7. The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan.
8. The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.
9. No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
10. The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred.
11. In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12. The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces.