13 “I will asurely gather them up,” declares Yahweh;
“There will be bno grapes on the vine
And cno figs on the fig tree,
And the leaf will wither;
And what I have given them will pass away.”’”
14 Why are we sitting still?
aGather yourselves, and let us bgo into the fortified cities
And let us be silent there
Because Yahweh our God has silenced us
And given us cpoisoned water to drink,
For dwe have sinned against Yahweh.
15 We awaited for peace, but there was no good;
For a time of healing, but behold, terror!
16 From aDan is heard the snorting of his horses;
At the sound of the neighing of his bvaliant steeds
The whole land quakes;
And they come and cdevour the land as well as its fullness,
The city and its inhabitants.
17 “For behold, I am asending serpents against you,
Vipers, for which there is bno charm,
And they will bite you,” declares Yahweh.