7. The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel,even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her,shall be as a dreamof a night vision.
8. It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams, and he eats;but when he awakens, his hunger is not satisfied;or as when a thirsty man dreams, and he is drinking;but when he awakens, he is faint, and his thirst is not quenched;so shall the multitude of all the nations bewho fight against Mount Zion.
9. Be delayed and wait,blind yourselves and be blind.They are drunk, but not with wine.They stagger, but not with strong drink.
10. For the Lord has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleepand has closed your eyes, the prophets;and He has covered your heads, the seers.
11. The whole vision will be to you as the words of a book that is sealed, which when they deliver it to one who is learned, saying, “Read this, please,” he shall say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
12. Then the book shall be delivered to him who is not learned, saying, “Read this, please.” And he shall say, “I cannot read.”
13. Therefore, the Lord said: Because this people draw near with their mouthsand honor Me with their lips,but have removed their hearts far fromMe,and their fear toward Meis tradition by the precept of men,
14. therefore I will once again do a marvelous work among this people,even a marvelous work and a wonder;for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.
15. Woe to those who deeplyhide their counsel from the Lordand whose works are done in the dark, and they say,“Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
16. Surely you turn things upside down!Shall the potter be esteemed as the potter’s clay?Shall what is made say to its maker,“He did not make me”?Or shall the thing formed say to him who formed it,“He has no understanding”?
17. Is it not yet a very little while before Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,and the fruitful field shall be counted as a forest?
18. And on that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book,and the eyes of the blind shall seeout of obscurity and darkness.
19. The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord,and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20. For the ruthless shall come to nothing,and the scorner will be consumed,and all who are intent on doing iniquity shall be cut off—
21. those who cause a man to be indicted by a word,and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,and turn aside the righteous with meaningless arguments.
22. Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed,nor shall his face now turn pale;