²² The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.

³¹ And you are to make a support for lights, of the best gold; its base and its pillar are to be of hammered gold; its cups, its buds, and its flowers are to be made of the same metal.

¹⁷ The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.

⁴ Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes?

⁵ And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it;

¹⁰ For ten fields of vines will only give one measure of wine, and a great amount of seed will only give a small measure of grain.

²⁷ But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.

⁵ Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;