16 This is what the Lord, the Lord God of heaven’s armies, says:“People will be crying in all the public places.They will be saying, ‘Oh, no!’ in the streets.They will call the farmers to come and weep.They will pay people to cry out loud for them.
17 People will be crying in all the vineyards.This is because I will pass among you to punish you,” says the Lord.
18 How terrible it will be for you who wantthe Lord’s day of judging to come.Why do you want that day to come?It will bring darkness for you, not light.
19 It will be like a man who runs from a lionand meets a bear.It will be like him going into his houseand putting his hand on the wall.And then a snake bites him.
20 So the Lord’s day of judging will bring darkness, not light.It will be a time of sadness, not joy.
21 The Lord says, “I hate and reject your feasts.I cannot stand your religious meetings.
22 You offer me burnt offerings and grain offerings.But I won’t accept them.You bring the best fellowship offerings.But I will ignore them.