3 I, Yahweh, watch over it;I water it regularly.I guard it night and dayso that no one disturbs it.
4 I am not angry,but if it produces thorns and briers for Me,I will fight against it, trample it,and burn it to the ground.
5 Or let it take hold of My strength;let it make peace with Me —make peace with Me.
6 In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit.
7 Did the Lord strike Israelas He struck the one who struck Israel? Was he killed like those killed by Him?
8 You disputed with herby banishing and driving her away. He removed her with His severe stormon the day of the east wind.
9 Therefore Jacob’s iniquity will be purged in this way,and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stoneslike crushed bits of chalk,no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.