⁹ And then, in that day, their great cities will be abandoned
    like defenseless outposts in a hilly forest,
Like those deserted when the Israelites took the land;
    the scene will be eerily quiet and empty.

¹⁰ You have proven forgetful of God—how God pulls you clear of danger,
    how God stands firm, like a great Rock where you can take shelter.
Because you have forgotten the one True God,
    you planted pleasant gardens and set out tender vines of a strange god.
¹¹ They sprouted so quickly the day you set them out;
    they budded immediately the morning you planted them;
But you will never gather any sweet grapes from them.
    What you reap will be illness and pain; that day will be filled with sadness.