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I am not angry now. If there were thorn bushes or weeds in my vineyard, I would attack them. I would burn them all. But my enemies should turn to me for help. They should agree to live in peace with me. Yes, that is what they should do.

The time will come when Jacob will grow well, like a strong plant in the ground. Yes, Israel will make flowers and branches. Their fruit will fill all the world.

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    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.(A)
Or else let them come to me for refuge;(B)
    let them make peace(C) with me,
    yes, let them make peace with me.”

In days to come Jacob will take root,(D)
    Israel will bud and blossom(E)
    and fill all the world with fruit.(F)

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