2 I will attack Jerusalem.That city will be filled with sadness and crying.It will be like an altar to me.
3 I will put armies all around you, Jerusalem.I will surround you with towers.I will build devices around you to attack you.
4 You will be pulled down and will speak from the ground.I will hear your voice rising from the ground.It will sound like the voice of a ghost.Your words will come like a whisper from the dirt.
5 Your many enemies will become like fine dust.The groups of cruel people will be like chaff that is blown away.Everything will happen very quickly.
6 The Lord of heaven’s armies will come.He will come with thunder, earthquakes and great noises.He will come with storms, strong winds and a fire that destroys.
7 Then all the nations that fight against Jerusalemwill be like a dream.All the nations that surround and attack herwill be like a vision in the night.
8 They will be like a hungry man who dreams he is eating.But when he wakes up, he is still hungry.They will be like a thirsty man who dreams he is drinking.But when he wakes up, he is still weak and thirsty.It will be the same way with all the nationswho fight against Mount Zion.