<p class="poetry">at the scent<n id="1" /> of water it will flourish<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and put forth<n id="3" /> shoots like a new plant.p>

<p class="poetry">The day you begin cultivating, you do what you can to make it grow;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the morning you begin planting, you do what you can to make it sprout.p> <p class="poetry">Yet the harvest will disappear<n id="2" /> in the day of diseasep> <p class="poetry">and incurable pain.p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed<n id="1" /> Israel<n id="2" /> is the vineyard of the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies,p> <p class="poetry">the people<n id="3" /> of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight.p> <p class="poetry">He waited for justice, but look what he got &#8211; disobedience!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">He waited for fairness, but look what he got &#8211; cries for help!<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">For you ignore<n id="1" /> the God who rescues you;p> <p class="poetry">you pay no attention to your strong protector.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">So this is what happens:p> <p class="poetry">You cultivate beautiful plantsp> <p class="poetry">and plant exotic vines.<n id="3" />p>