¹⁸ And when the Syrians came down against him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” ^(A)So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Elisha.

¹¹ And now, behold, ^(A)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking ^(B)people to lead him by the hand.

¹¹ And they struck with ^(A)blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.

³⁹ Jesus said, ^(A)“For judgment I came into this world, ^(B)that those who do not see may see, and ^(C)those who see may become blind.”

⁷ What then? ^(A)Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest ^(B)were hardened,

^4 (A)On that day, declares the Lord, ^(B)I will strike every horse ^(C)with panic, and its rider ^(D)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples ^(E)with blindness.

²⁸ The Lord will strike you with ^(A)madness and blindness and confusion of mind,