The meadows are clothed with sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout joyfully, yes, they sing.

Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste ¹  by the fierce anger of the Lord. ² 

The seacoast ¹  will be used as pasture lands ²  by the shepherds and as pens for their flocks.

He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.

The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, ¹  and the hills are clothed with joy. ² 

Look, we heard about it ¹  in Ephrathah, ²  we found it in the territory of Jaar. ³ 

But ¹  evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated ²  – they will go up in smoke. ³ 

along with the plants by the mouth of the river. ¹  All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away. ² 

¹  All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.

The poor will graze in my pastures; ¹  the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors. ² 

He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. ¹  At that time ²  your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

So I, the Lord, say: ¹  “The time will soon come that people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Hinnom Valley. But they will call this valley ²  the Valley of Slaughter!

Do not fear, wild animals! ¹  For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest. ²