3 I will put armies all around you, Jerusalem;I will surround you with towersand with devices 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 many cruel people will be like chaff that is blown away.Everything will happen very quickly.
6 The Lord All-Powerful will comewith thunder, earthquakes, and great noises,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 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 awakens, he is still hungry.They will be like a thirsty man who dreams he is drinking,but when he awakens, he is still weak and thirsty.It will be the same way with all the nationswho fight against Mount Zion.
9 Be surprised and amazed.Blind yourselves so that you cannot see.Become drunk, but not from wine.Trip and fall, but not from beer.