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I’ll turn it into a ruin;
    it won’t be pruned or hoed,
    and thorns and thistles will grow up.
I will command the clouds not to rain on it.
The vineyard of the Lord of heavenly forces is the house of Israel,
    and the people of Judah are the plantings in which God delighted.
God expected justice, but there was bloodshed;
    righteousness, but there was a cry of distress!

Sayings of doom

Doom to those who acquire house after house,
    who annex field to field until there is no more space left
    and only you live alone in the land.

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I will make it a wasteland,(A)
    neither pruned nor cultivated,
    and briers and thorns(B) will grow there.
I will command the clouds
    not to rain(C) on it.”

The vineyard(D) of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice,(E) but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness,(F) but heard cries of distress.(G)

Woes and Judgments

Woe(H) to you who add house to house
    and join field to field(I)
till no space is left
    and you live alone in the land.

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