²¹ In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left.

¹⁰ But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields.

³⁰ Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true:

²⁵ No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cover them. Cattle, sheep, and goats will graze there.