12. “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest cornersto punish those who sit complacent in their sins.They think the lord will do nothing to them,either good or bad.
13. So their property will be plundered,their homes will be ransacked.They will build new homesbut never live in them.They will plant vineyardsbut never drink wine from them.
14. “That terrible day of the lord is near.Swiftly it comes—a day of bitter tears,a day when even strong men will cry out.
15. It will be a day when the lord’s anger is poured out—a day of terrible distress and anguish,a day of ruin and desolation,a day of darkness and gloom,a day of clouds and blackness,