The "fruit" to be gathered in are sons of Zion and alien residents attached to them in the spiritual "land" of God. (Isaiah 14:1). It does not include JW apostates. (Ezek 14:7,8). In the spirit of apostates there are two causes for shame and lamentation now to be made public as the reasons for their spiritually desolate condition after "a year and some days"  (Isaiah 32:9,10):

(1)  Because "careless daughters" of the sect falsely calling themselves Jehovah's Witnesses have deceptively usurped man's authority and responsibilities, they have cultivated husbands and sons in the apostasy described in Isaiah 32:5-7. Senseless scoundrels they call generous and unprincipled men they call noble. (See NEB). Such  women advocate these characteristics in men so that they can "wreck the afflicted ones" of God with "false sayings" and reward themselves with glory for their apostate activities against the Spirit of God.  (32:7).

(2)  For "a year and some days" the apostasy of the sect of JWs was made abundantly clear to them. Denunciation of their acts of apostasy by the "Little Scroll" began on the 14th December 1976 and as of November 30th 1981 it was sent to them complete. (Rev 10:8-11). Consequently, the "year" ended on the 25th November 1982. So with reference to the "Little Scroll" there will begin a period of "some days" of their agitation. (32:10). "Tremble, you women who are at ease! Be agitated, you careless ones! Undress and make  yourselves naked, and gird sackcloth upon the loins. Beat yourselves upon the breasts in lamentation over the desirable fields, over the fruit-bearing vine." (32:11,12). They will gloat in their careless attitudes no more, as the hubbub of their city is abandoned: "O'phel (fortress) and (those of) The Watchtower themselves" will become "bare fields". (32:14). This will be the outcome of craving glory for their apostate husbands and sons in unfaithfulness to God, while the "vine" was "fruit-bearing" with God's people. (32:12). On account of the Spirit of the Lord's Judgement they must dispose of their apostate teachings ("garments") and put on the "sackcloth" of the "Little Scroll". (32:11). That is why it is written: "In Zion the sinners have come to be in dread; shivering has grabbed hold of the apostates: 'Who of us can reside for any time with a devouring fire? Who of us can reside for any time with long  lasting conflagrations?"  (33:14).

"UNTIL UPON US THE SPIRIT IS POURED OUT FROM ON HIGH".  (32:15).
"And the wilderness (in which servants of God have dwelled in a "sackcloth" condition) will have become an orchard, and the orchard itself is accounted as a real forest." (32:15). By the Spirit of God the "wilderness" condition servants of God were ostracized into will bear "fruit" like that of an "orchard"; growing in size, quality, and number of people as to be likened to a "forest" of true righteousness, peace and confidence. (32:16 18). "It will be cool on the slopes of the forest then, and cities shall lie peaceful in the plain."  (32:19 NEB).

"FRUIT GATHERING" ENDED, BUT NO "FRUIT" GATHERED?
Because the period of "fruit gathering" through the "good news" of The Christ has ended, only apostate "fruit" is being gathered through these "careless daughters". (Rev 10:7. See Page 879). In their disobedience, they continue preaching from house to house, but are merely gathering unprincipled and senseless ones     not Godly "fruit". When "the Spirit is poured out from on high" upon God's beloved people, unprincipled and senseless ones will have visited upon them the stark realization that their apostate dispositions are unacceptable to Jehovah. For them His Spirit will be one of Judgement     a 'mirror' with which to see themselves as they truly are, which will cause them to quake with terror and trembling.  (33:11 NEB).

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