7. The vines and fresh wine will dry up completely. Those who used to have a good time will groan.
8. The happy sounds of tambourines will be gone. The noise of those who enjoy wild parties will stop. The joyful music of harps will become silent.
9. People will no longer sing as they drink wine. Beer will taste bitter to those who drink it.
10. Destroyed cities will lie empty. People will lock themselves inside their houses.
11. In the streets people will cry out for wine. All joy will turn into sadness. All happiness will be driven out of the earth.
12. All of the buildings will be knocked down. Every city gate will be smashed to pieces.
13. That's how it will be on the earth. And that's how it will be among the nations. It will be as when workers knock all but a few olives off the trees. It will be like a vine that has only a few grapes left after the harvest.
14. Those who are left alive will shout with joy. People from the west will praise the Lord because he is the King.
15. So give glory to him, you who live in the east. Honor the name of the Lord, you who are in the islands of the sea. He is the God of Israel.