“Thus says Yahweh.
‘As the wine is found in the cluster,
They say.
‘Do not destroy it!
There is a blessing in it!’
So I will do for my servants’ sake.
I will not destroy them all.
I will bring forth descendants
From Jacob.
I will bring from Judah
Inheritors of my mountains.
My chosen ones shall inherit it.
My servants shall settle there.
Sharon shall become
A pasture for flocks.
The Valley of Achor shall become
A place for herds to lie down.
My people have sought me.”
Yahweh here makes an exception. He would not destroy all of them. Just like a good cluster of grapes should be saved for wine, so too, he would save the good Israelites. No one wants to destroy a good cluster of grapes because it was considered a blessing. Yahweh was going to bring descendants from the people of Jacob. The people from Judah would inherit the mountains. These chosen servants of Yahweh would inherit this land and live there. Sharon, the northern coastal plain area, would become a place for flocks to pasture, while the arid valley of Achor, west of the Dead Sea, would also be a great place for herds to rest. Yahweh is doing this because some of his people had sought him out.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 