“I will (A)lay it waste;
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to (B)rain no rain on it.”

For the (C)vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, (D)bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

Woes for the Wicked

Woe to those who (E)add house to house and join field to field,
Until there is no more room,
So that you have to live alone in the midst of 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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