1 Ah! Ariel, Ariel,city where David encamped!Let year follow year,and feast follow feast,
2 But I will bring distress upon Ariel,and there will be mourning and moaning.You shall be to me like Ariel:
3 I will encamp like David against you;I will circle you with outpostsand set up siege works against you.
4 You shall speak from beneath the earth,and from the dust below, your words shall come.Your voice shall be that of a ghost from the earth,and your words shall whisper from the dust.
5 The horde of your arrogant shall be like fine dust,a horde of tyrants like flying chaff.Then suddenly, in an instant,
6 you shall be visited by the Lord of hosts,With thunder, earthquake, and great noise,whirlwind, storm, and the flame of consuming fire.
7 Then like a dream,a vision of the night,Shall be the horde of all the nationswho make war against Ariel:All the outposts, the siege works against it,all who distress it.