1. This is a message from the Lord about Israel:I am the Lord! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans.
2. I have decided that Jerusalem will become a bowl of wine that makes the neighbouring nations drunk. And when Jerusalem is attacked, Judah will also be attacked.
3. But I will turn Jerusalem into a heavy stone that crushes anyone who tries to lift it.When all nations on earth surround Jerusalem,
4. I will make every horse panic and every rider confused. But at the same time, I will watch over Judah.
5. Then every clan in Judah will realize that I, the Lord All-Powerful, am their God, and that I am the source of their strength.
6. At that time I will let the clans of Judah be like a ball of fire in a wood pile or a fiery torch in a hay stack. Then Judah will send the surrounding nations up in smoke. And once again the city of Jerusalem will be filled with people.
7. But I will first give victory to Judah, so the kingdom of David and the city of Jerusalem in all their glory won't be thought of more highly than Judah itself.