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.
16. Honesty and justicewill prosper there,
17. and justice will producelasting peace and security.
18. You, the Lord's people,will live in peace,calm and secure,
19. even if hailstones flattenforests and cities.
20. You will have God's blessing,as you plant your cropsbeside streams,while your donkeys and cattleroam freely about.