11. Shake and shudder,you women without a care!Strip off your clothes—put on sackcloth.
12. Slap your breasts in sorrowbecause of what happenedto the fruitful fieldsand vineyards,
13. and to the happy homesin Jerusalem.The land of my peopleis covered with thorns.
14. The palace will be deserted,the crowded city empty.Fortresses and towerswill for ever becomeplaygrounds for wild donkeysand pastures for sheep.
15. When the Spirit is given to usfrom heaven,deserts will become orchardsthick as fertile forests.