¹⁸ As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike this army with blindness.”^(A) So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.

¹¹ Now the hand of the Lord is against you.^(A) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”^(B)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

¹¹ Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness^(A) so that they could not find the door.

⁷ What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.^(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,^(B)

³⁹ Jesus said,^[a] “For judgment^(A) I have come into this world,^(B) so that the blind will see^(C) and those who see will become blind.”^(D)

⁴ On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.^(A)

²⁸ The Lord will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind.