4 And you will be brought low; from the earth you shall speak,and from the dust your speech will be bowed down;your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost,and from the dust your speech shall whisper.
5 But the multitude of your foreign foes shall be like small dust,and the multitude of the ruthless like passing chaff. And in an instant, suddenly,
6 you will be visited by the Lord of hostswith thunder and with earthquake and great noise,with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel,all that fight against her and her stronghold and distress her,shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.
8 As when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he is eatingand awakes with his hunger not satisfied,or as when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he is drinkingand awakes faint, with his thirst not quenched,so shall the multitude of all the nations bethat fight against Mount Zion.
9 Astonish yourselves and be astonished;blind yourselves and be blind!Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink!
10 For the Lord has poured out upon youa spirit of deep sleep,and has closed your eyes (the prophets),and covered your heads (the seers).