²² Now stop your mocking,^(A)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed^(B) against the whole land.^(C)

²³ Listen^(D) and hear my voice;
    pay attention and hear what I say.
²⁴ When a farmer plows for planting,^(E) does he plow continually?
    Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?