9 Stand up, you complacent women;w

listen to me.

Pay attention to what I say,

you overconfident daughters.

10 In a little more than a year

you overconfident ones will shudder,

for the grapes will fail

and the harvest will not come.

11 Shudder, you complacent ones;

tremble, you overconfident ones!

Strip yourselves barea

and put sackcloth around your waists.

12 Beat your breasts in mourningb

for the delightful fields and the fruitful vines,c

13 for the ground of my people

growing thorns and briers,d

indeed, for every joyous house in the jubilant city.

14 For the palace will be deserted,

the busy city abandoned.

The hill and the watchtower will become

barren places forever,

the joy of wild donkeys,

and a pasture for flocks,

15 until the SpiritA from on high is poured out on us.e

Then the desert will become an orchard,

and the orchard will seem like a forest.f

16 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness,

and righteousness will dwell in the orchard.

17 The result of righteousness will be peace;g

the effect of righteousness

will be quiet confidence forever.

18 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place,

in safe and secure dwellings.

19 But hail will level the forest,B,h

and the city will sink into the depths.i

20 You will be happy as you sow seed

beside abundant water,j

and as you let oxen and donkeys range freely.k