⁶ I will make it a waste;
    it shall not be pruned or hoed,
    and ^(A)briers and thorns shall grow up;
^(B)I will also command the clouds
    that they rain no rain upon it.
^7 (C)For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
    is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
    are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
    but behold, bloodshed;^[a]
for righteousness,
    but behold, an outcry!^[b]

⁸ Woe to those who ^(D)join house to house,
    who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
    and you are made to dwell alone
    in the midst of the land.