1 Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. 2 He dug it up, 3 “Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? 5 Now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. 6 I will lay it a wasteland. 7 For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, 8 Woe to those who join house to house, 9 In my ears, Yahweh of Armies says: “Surely many houses will be desolate, 10 For ten acres+literally, ten yokes, or the amount of land that ten yokes of oxen can plow in one day, which is about 10 acres or 4 hectares. of vineyard shall yield one bath,+1 bath is about 22 litres or 5.8 U. S. gallons 11 Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; 12 The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; 13 Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. 14 Therefore Sheol+Sheol is the place of the dead. has enlarged its desire, 15 So man is brought low, 16 but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice, 17 Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, 18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, 19 Who say, “Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; 20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, 22 Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, 24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, 25 Therefore Yahweh’s anger burns against his people, 26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, 27 No one shall be weary nor stumble among them; 28 whose arrows are sharp, 29 Their roaring will be like a lioness. 30 They will roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea.