47 Because you did not serve(A) the Lord your God joyfully and gladly(B) in the time of prosperity,

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47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

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48 therefore in hunger and thirst,(A) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke(B) on your neck(C) until he has destroyed you.

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48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

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