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“But the hordes of your enemies[a]
    will become like fine dust,
        and the hordes of tyrants like flying chaff.
Then suddenly, in an instant,
you will be visited by the Lord of the Heavenly Armies—
with thunder, an earthquake, and great noise,
    with a windstorm, a tempest,
        and flames from a devouring fire.
Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Aruel,[b]
    all that attack her and her fortification[c] and besiege her,
        will become like a dream, with its visions in the night—
as when a hungry man dreams—
    he eats, but wakes up still hungry;
or when a thirsty man dreams—
    he drinks, but wakes up faint,
        with his thirst unquenched.
So will it be with the hordes of all the nations
    that fight against Mount Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads foreigners; LXX reads the ungodly
  2. Isaiah 29:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read Ariel, Ariel; i.e. an allusion to Jerusalem
  3. Isaiah 29:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads her mountain stronghold; LXX reads Jerusalem

But your many enemies will become like fine dust,(A)
    the ruthless(B) hordes like blown chaff.(C)
Suddenly,(D) in an instant,
    the Lord Almighty will come(E)
with thunder(F) and earthquake(G) and great noise,
    with windstorm and tempest(H) and flames of a devouring fire.(I)
Then the hordes of all the nations(J) that fight against Ariel,(K)
    that attack her and her fortress and besiege her,
will be as it is with a dream,(L)
    with a vision in the night—
as when a hungry person dreams of eating,
    but awakens(M) hungry still;
as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking,
    but awakens faint and thirsty still.(N)
So will it be with the hordes of all the nations
    that fight against Mount Zion.(O)

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