1 Ariel is as good as dead – Ariel, the town David besieged!Keep observing your annual rituals,celebrate your festivals on schedule.
2 I will threaten Ariel,and she will mourn intenselyand become like an altar hearth before me.
3 I will lay siege to you on all sides;I will besiege you with troops;I will raise siege works against you.
4 You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak;from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard.Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld;from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation.
5 But the horde of invaders will be like fine dust,the horde of tyrants like chaff that is blown away.It will happen suddenly, in a flash.