2 In that day –‘Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
3 I, the Lord, watch over it;I water it continually.I guard it day and nightso that no one may harm it.
4 I am not angry.If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!I would march against them in battle;I would set them all on fire.
5 Or else let them come to me for refuge;let them make peace with me,yes, let them make peace with me.’
6 In days to come Jacob will take root,Israel will bud and blossomand fill all the world with fruit.
7 Has the Lord struck heras he struck down those who struck her?Has she been killedas those were killed who killed her?
8 By warfare and exile you contend with her –with his fierce blast he drives her out,as on a day the east wind blows.