21. The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon –to do his work, his strange work,and perform his task, his alien task.
22. Now stop your mocking,or your chains will become heavier;the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told meof the destruction decreed against the whole land.
23. Listen and hear my voice;pay attention and hear what I say.
24. When a farmer ploughs for planting, does he plough continually?Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
25. When he has levelled the surface,does he not sow caraway and scatter cummin?Does he not plant wheat in its place,barley in its plot,and spelt in its field?
26. His God instructs himand teaches him the right way.
27. Caraway is not threshed with a sledge,nor is the cartwheel rolled over cummin;caraway is beaten out with a rod,and cummin with a stick.