2. In that day –‘Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
3. I, the Lord, watch over it;I water it continually.I guard it day and nightso that no one may harm it.
4. I am not angry.If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!I would march against them in battle;I would set them all on fire.
5. Or else let them come to me for refuge;let them make peace with me,yes, let them make peace with me.’
6. In days to come Jacob will take root,Israel will bud and blossomand fill all the world with fruit.
7. Has the Lord struck heras he struck down those who struck her?Has she been killedas those were killed who killed her?
8. By warfare and exile you contend with her –with his fierce blast he drives her out,as on a day the east wind blows.