6 Therefore a curse consumes the earth;its people must bear their guilt.Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,and very few are left.
7 The new wine dries up and the vine withers;all the merrymakers groan.
8 The joyful tambourines are stilled,the noise of the revellers has stopped,the joyful harp is silent.
9 No longer do they drink wine with a song;the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city lies desolate;the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out for wine;all joy turns to gloom,all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12 The city is left in ruins,its gate is battered to pieces.