37 You will look very bad to all of the nations where the Lord sends you. They will be completely shocked when they see you. They will laugh at you and make fun of you.
38 You will plant many seeds in your field. But you will gather very little food. Locusts will eat it up.
39 You will plant vineyards and take care of them. But you won't drink the wine. You won't gather the grapes. Worms will eat them up.
40 You will have olive trees through your whole country. But you won't use the oil. The olives will drop off the trees.
41 You will have children. But you won't be able to keep them. They'll be taken away as prisoners.
42 Large numbers of locusts will eat up the leaves on all of your trees. They will also eat up the crops on your land.
43 Outsiders who live among you will become your leaders. They will rise higher and higher. But you will sink lower and lower.