12. “You shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Every jar shall be filled with wine.”’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?’
13. Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
14. And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.’”
15. Hear and give ear; be not proud,for the Lord has spoken.
16. Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness,before your feet stumbleon the twilight mountains,and while you look for lighthe turns it into gloomand makes it deep darkness.
17. But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride;my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
18. Say to the king and the queen mother:“Take a lowly seat,for your beautiful crownhas come down from your head.”
19. The cities of the Negeb are shut up,with none to open them;all Judah is taken into exile,wholly taken into exile.
20. “Lift up your eyes and seethose who come from the north.Where is the flock that was given you,your beautiful flock?