16. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord: There shall be wailing in all the broad ways, and in all the streets they shall say, Alas! Alas! And they shall call the farmers to mourning and such as are skilled in lamentation to wailing.
17. And in all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through the midst of you, says the Lord.
18. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness and not light;
19. It is as if a man fled from a lion and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned with his hand against the wall and a serpent bit him.