6. A curse will destroy the earth.The people of the world are guilty.So they will be burned up.Only a few will be left.
7. The new wine will be bad, and the grapevines will die.People who were happy will be sad.
8. The happy music of the tambourines will end.The happy sounds of wild parties will stop.The joyful music from the harps will end.
9. People will no longer sing while they drink their wine.The beer will taste bitter to those who drink it.
10. The ruined city will be empty.People will hide behind closed doors.
11. People in the streets will ask for wine.But joy will have turned to sadness.All the happiness will have left.
12. The city will be left in ruins.Its gates will be smashed to pieces.
13. This is what will happen all over the earth.This will happen to all the nations.The earth will be like an olive tree after the harvest.It will be like the few grapes left on a vine after harvest.
14. The people shout for joy.From the west they praise the greatness of the Lord.
15. People in the east, praise the Lord.People in the islands of the sea,praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16. We hear songs from every part of the earth.These songs praise God, the Righteous One.But I said, “I am dying! I am dying!How terrible it will be for me!Traitors turn against people.With their dishonesty, they turn against people.”
17. There are terrors, holes and trapsfor the people of the earth.
18. Anyone who tries to escape from the sound of terrorwill fall into a hole.Anyone who climbs out of the holewill be caught in a trap.The clouds in the sky will pour out rain.The foundations of the earth will shake.
19. The earth will be broken up.And the earth will split open.The earth will shake violently.