[1] On that day the LORD with his relentless, large, strong sword will bring judgment on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent-Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea. [2] On that day sing about a desirable vineyard: [3] I am the LORD, who watches over it to water it regularly. So that no one disturbs it, I watch over it night and day. [4] I am not angry. If only there were thorns and briers for me to battle, I would trample them and burn them to the ground. [5] Or let it take hold of my strength; let it make peace with me- make peace with me. [6] In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit. [7] Did the LORD strike Israel as he struck the one who struck Israel? Was Israel killed like those killed by the LORD? [8] You disputed with Israel by banishing and driving her away. He removed her with his severe storm on the day of the east wind. [9] Therefore Jacob's iniquity will be atoned for in this way, and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. [10] For the fortified city will be desolate, pastures deserted and abandoned like a wilderness. Calves will graze there, and there they will spread out and strip its branches. [11] When its branches dry out, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, for they are not a people with understanding. Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not be gracious to them. [12] On that day the LORD will thresh grain from the Euphrates River as far as the Wadi of Egypt, and you Israelites will be gathered one by one. [13] On that day a great ram's horn will be blown, and those lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt; and they will worship the LORD at Jerusalem on the holy mountain.
