27. ⌊The Lord said,⌋ “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, vomit, fall down, and don’t get up because of the wars that I’m going to send you.’
28. But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink from it, say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: You must drink from it!
29. I am going to bring disaster on the city that is named after me. Do you think you’ll go unpunished? You will not go unpunished! I’m declaring war on all those who live on earth, declares the Lord of Armies.’
30. “That is why you will prophesy all these things to them and say,‘The Lord roars from above.He thunders from his holy dwelling place.He roars against his land.He shouts like those who stomp grapes.He shouts against all those who live on earth.
31. The sound is echoing to the ends of the earthbecause the Lord has brought charges against the nations.He will judge all humans.He will kill the wicked, declares the Lord.’
32. “This is what the Lord of Armies says:Disaster is spreading from nation to nation.A great storm is brewing from the distant corners of the earth.”
33. On that day those killed by the Lord will stretch from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, taken away, or buried. They will become like manure on the ground.
34. Mourn, you shepherds, and cry.Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock.The time has come for you to be slaughtered.The time has come for you to be scattered,and you will break like fine pottery.
35. There will be no place for the shepherds to flee,no escape for the leaders of the flock.
36. The shepherds are cryingand the leaders of the flock are mourningbecause the Lord is stripping their pasture.
37. The peaceful pastures are destroyed by the Lord’s burning anger.
38. He has left his lair like a lion.Their land has been ruinedbecause of the heat of the oppressor,because of the fury of his anger.