3And now, you people of Jerusalem and you men of Judah, be the judges between me and my vine-garden.
4Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes?
5And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it;
6And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it.
7For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
8Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!
9The Lord of armies has said to me secretly, Truly, numbers of great and fair houses will be waste, with no one living in them.
