^9 (A)The earth mourns and languishes,
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

^2 (A)It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the ^(B)glory of the Lord,
The excellency of our God.

^4 (A)He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
And dries up all the rivers.
^(B)Bashan and Carmel wither,
And the flower of Lebanon wilts.

^10 (A)Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,
And ^(B)the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
For My people who have ^(C)sought Me.

11 Open ^(A)your doors, O Lebanon,
That fire may devour your cedars.
² Wail, O cypress, for the ^(B)cedar has fallen,
Because the mighty trees are ruined.
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
^(C)For the thick forest has come down.
³ There is the sound of wailing ^(D)shepherds!
For their glory is in ruins.
There is the sound of roaring lions!
For the ^[a]pride of the Jordan is in ruins.

¹⁴ Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell ^[a]solitarily in a ^(A)woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.

^19 (A)But I will bring back Israel to his home,
And he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan;
His soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead.

^20 (A)Destruction upon destruction is cried,
For the whole land is plundered.
Suddenly ^(B)my tents are plundered,
And my curtains in a moment.
²¹ How long will I see the ^[a]standard,
And hear the sound of the trumpet?

²⁴ By your servants you have reproached the Lord,
And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter its farthest height,
To its fruitful forest.