3 “I, the Lord, will care for that vineyard;I will water it at the right time.No one will hurt it,because I will guard it day and night.
4 I am not angry.If anyone builds a wall of thornbushes in war,I will march to it and burn it.
5 But if anyone comes to me for safetyand wants to make peace with me,he should come and make peace with me.”
6 In the days to come, the people of Jacob will be like a plant with good roots;Israel will grow like a plant beginning to bloom.Then the world will be filled with their children.
7 The Lord has not hurt his people as he hurt their enemies;his people have not been killed like those who tried to kill them.
8 He will settle his argument with Israel by sending it far away.Like a hot desert wind, he will drive it away.
9 This is how Israel’s guilt will be forgiven;this is how its sins will be taken away:Israel will crush the rocks of the altar to dust,and no statues or altars will be left standing for the Asherah idols.