19. They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places.
20. In that day the Lord will hire a “razor” from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people.
21. In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left.
22. Nevertheless, there will be enough milk for everyone because so few people will be left in the land. They will eat their fill of yogurt and honey.
23. In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become patches of briers and thorns.
24. The entire land will become a vast expanse of briers and thorns, a hunting ground overrun by wildlife.
25. No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cover them. Cattle, sheep, and goats will graze there.