I gave you food---the best flour, olive oil, and honey---but you offered it as a sacrifice to win the favor of idols." This is what the Sovereign LORD says.

a land that produces wheat and barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and honey.

"He let them rule the highlands, and they ate what grew in the fields. They found wild honey among the rocks; their olive trees flourished in stony ground.

Their cows and goats gave plenty of milk; they had the best sheep, goats, and cattle, the finest wheat, and the choicest wine.

The princess is in the palace---how beautiful she is! Her gown is made of gold thread.

In her colorful gown she is led to the king, followed by her bridesmaids, and they also are brought to him.

But I would feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with wild honey."

He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat.

(SEE 2:4)

You became famous in every nation for your perfect beauty, because I was the one who made you so lovely." This is what the Sovereign LORD says.

"But you took advantage of your beauty and fame to sleep with everyone who came along.

Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful; the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.

God shines from Zion, the city perfect in its beauty.

and our Temple, the sacred and beautiful place where our ancestors praised you, has been destroyed by fire. All the places we loved are in ruins.

Jerusalem, look! Your enemies are coming down from the north! Where are the people entrusted to your care, your people you were so proud of ?

I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.

But when you saw that King Nahash of Ammon was about to attack you, you rejected the LORD as your king and said to me, 'We want a king to rule us.'

David ruled over all of Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly.

Solomon's kingdom included all the nations from the Euphrates River to Philistia and the Egyptian border. They paid him taxes and were subject to him all his life.

Powerful kings have reigned there and have ruled over the entire province of West-of-Euphrates, collecting taxes and revenue.

"They answered, 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple which was originally built and equipped many years ago by a powerful king of Israel.

God shines from Zion, the city perfect in its beauty.

People passing by the city look at you in scorn. They shake their heads and laugh at Jerusalem's ruins: "Is this that lovely city? Is this the pride of the world?"