8 They will be like hungry people who dream that they’re eatingand wake up to find they’re hungry.They will be like thirsty people who dream that they’re drinkingand wake up to find they’re lightheaded and parched with thirst.This is what will happen to the armies from all the nationsthat fight against Mount Zion.
9 If you confuse yourselves, you will be confused.If you blind yourselves, you will be blinded.You are drunk, but not from wine.You stagger, but not from liquor.
10 The Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep.He will shut your eyes. (Your eyes are the prophets.)He will cover your heads. (Your heads are the seers.)
11 To you all these visions will be like words in a book that is closed and sealed. You give this book to someone who can read, saying, “Please read this.”He answers, “I can’t read it. It’s sealed.”
12 Then you give the book to someone who can’t read, saying, “Please read this.”He answers, “I can’t read.”
13 The Lord says,“These people worship me with their mouthsand honor me with their lips.But their hearts are far from me,and their worship of me is ⌊based on⌋ rules made by humans.
14 That is why I am going to do something completely amazingfor these people once again.The wisdom of their wise people will disappear.The intelligence of their intelligent people will be hidden.”