13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy you,

to ruin you because of your sins.

14 You will eat but not be satisfied;

your stomach will still be empty.

You will store up but save nothing,

because what you save I will give to the sword.

15 You will plant but not harvest;

you will press olives but not use the oil,

you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.

16 You have observed the statutes of Omri

and all the practices of Ahab’s house;

you have followed their traditions.

Therefore I will give you over to ruin

and your people to derision;

you will bear the scorn of the nations.”

13 Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,

making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied,

and there shall be hunger within you;

you shall put away, but not preserve,

and what you preserve I will give to the sword.

15 You shall sow, but not reap;

you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;

you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.

16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri,

and all the works of the house of Ahab;

and you have walked in their counsels,

that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing;

so you shall bear the scorn of my people.”

13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee,

In making thee desolate because of thy sins.

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied;

And thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee;

And thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver;

And that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap;

Thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil;

And sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

16 For the statutes of Omri are kept,

And all the works of the house of Ahab,

And ye walk in their counsels;

That I should make thee a desolation,

And the inhabitants thereof an hissing:

Therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

13 “Therefore, I will wound you!

I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.

14 You will eat but never have enough.

Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.

And though you try to save your money,

it will come to nothing in the end.

You will save a little,

but I will give it to those who conquer you.

15 You will plant crops

but not harvest them.

You will press your olives

but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves.

You will trample the grapes

but get no juice to make your wine.

16 You keep only the laws of evil King Omri;

you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!

Therefore, I will make an example of you,

bringing you to complete ruin.

You will be treated with contempt,

mocked by all who see you.”

13 As for me, I will make you sick.

I will attack you, ruining you because of your sins.

14 You will eat, but you won’t become full;

you will still be hungry and empty.

You will store up, but save nothing,

and what you store up, the sword will destroy.

15 You will plant,

but you won’t harvest.

You will step on your olives,

but you won’t get any oil from them.

You will crush the grapes,

but you will not drink the new wine.

16 This is because you obey the laws of King Omri

and do all the things that Ahab’s family does;

you follow their advice.

So I will let you be destroyed.

The people in your city will be laughed at,

and other nations will make fun of you.

13 Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt put away, but shalt not save; and that which thou savest will I give up to the sword. 15 Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine. 16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee; I will make thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, and not be satisfied, and thine emptiness shall remain in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take away, and not save; and what thou savest will I give up to the sword. 15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and new wine, but shalt not drink wine. 16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and ye walk in their counsels: that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing; and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

13 I have begun to strike you with heavy blows 

and to ruin you because of your sins. 

14 You will eat, but you won’t be full. 

So you will always be hungry. 

You will put things away, but you won’t save them. 

Anything you save I will destroy. 

15 You will plant, but you won’t harvest. 

You will crush olives, but you won’t rub the oil on your skin. 

You will make new wine, but you won’t drink it. 

16 You have kept Omri’s laws 

and all the practices of the descendants of Ahab, 

and you have followed their advice. 

That is why I will ruin you. 

Your people will be ridiculed. 

You will bear the disgrace of my people.” 

13 “As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,

bringing desolation because of your sins.

14 You will eat but not be satisfied,

for there will be hunger within you.

What you acquire, you cannot save,

and what you do save,

I will give to the sword.

15 You will sow but not reap;

you will press olives

but not anoint yourself with oil;

and you will tread grapes

but not drink the wine.

16 The statutes of Omri

and all the practices of Ahab’s house

have been observed;

you have followed their policies.

Therefore, I will make you a desolate place

and the city’s residents an object of contempt;

you will bear the scorn of My people.”

13 Therefore I have begun to strike you down,

making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied,

and there shall be a gnawing hunger within you;

you shall put away, but not save,

and what you save, I will hand over to the sword.

15 You shall sow, but not reap;

you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;

you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.

16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri

and all the works of the house of Ahab,

and you have followed their counsels.

Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of hissing;

so you shall bear the scorn of my people.

13 And I also have made you sick by striking you down,

making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You yourself will eat but not be satisfied;

your hunger will be in your midst,

and you will put away, but you will not save,

and what you save I will hand over to the sword.

15 You yourself will sow, but you will not reap;

you will tread olives, but you will not anoint yourself with oil;

you will tread grapes, but you will not drink wine.

16 For you have observed the regulations of Omri

and all the works of the house of Ahab.

And you have walked in their counsels,

so that I am making you a desolation

and your inhabitants an object of scorn.

So you will bear the scorn of my people.

13 So I will strike you down.

I will destroy you

because you have sinned so much.

14 You will eat. But you will not be satisfied.

Your stomachs will still be empty.

You will try to save what you can.

But you will not be able to.

If you do save something,

it will be destroyed in battle.

15 You will plant seeds.

But you will not harvest any crops.

You will press olives.

But you will not use the oil for yourselves.

You will crush grapes.

But you will not drink the wine

that is made from them.

16 You have followed the evil practices

of King Omri of Israel.

You have done what the family

of King Ahab did.

You have followed their bad example.

So I will let you be destroyed.

Others will make fun of you.

The nations will laugh at you.”

13 “So also I will make you sick, striking you down,

Desolating you because of your sins.

14 “You will eat, but you will not be satisfied,

And your vileness will be in your midst.

You will try to remove for safekeeping,

But you will not preserve anything,

And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.

15 “You will sow but you will not reap.

You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;

And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.

16 “The statutes of Omri

And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;

And in their devices you walk.

Therefore I will give you up for destruction

And your inhabitants for derision,

And you will bear the reproach of My people.”