Isaiah 29:2-4

New Century Version

² I will attack Jerusalem,
    and that city will be filled with sadness and crying.
    It will be like an altar to me.
³ I will put armies all around you, Jerusalem;
    I will surround you with towers
    and 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.