5 In that day Adonai-Tzva’ot will be a crown of glory, a diadem of beauty to the remnant of His people,
6 a spirit of judgment for him who sits on the judgment seat, and strength for those turning back the battle at the gate.
7 But these also reel from wine and stagger from strong drink —the kohen and the prophet reel from strong drink— are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink, they are muddled in vision, they stumble in judgment.
8 Since all the tables are full of the filth of vomit, no place is left.
9 To whom will He teach knowledge? To whom will He explain the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast?
10 For it must be ‘precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.’
11 For through stammering lips and a foreign tongue He will speak to this people,