17. And in every vineyard there shall be lamentationwhen I pass through your midst, says the Lord.
18. Woe to those who yearnfor the day of the Lord!What will the day of the Lord mean for you?It will be darkness, not light!
19. As if someone fled from a lionand a bear met him;Or as if on entering the househe rested his hand against the wall,and a snake bit it.
20. Truly, the day of the Lord will be darkness, not light,gloom without any brightness!
21. I hate, I despise your feasts,I take no pleasure in your solemnities.
22. Even though you bring me your burnt offerings and grain offeringsI will not accept them;Your stall-fed communion offerings,I will not look upon them.
23. Take away from meyour noisy songs;The melodies of your harps,I will not listen to them.
24. Rather let justice surge like waters,and righteousness like an unfailing stream.
25. Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offeringsfor forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?