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But the multitude of your arrogant ones[a] shall be like fine dust
    and the multitude of tyrants like flying chaff.
And in an instant, suddenly,(A)
    you will be visited by the Lord of hosts
with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
    with whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a devouring fire.(B)
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel,
    all that fight against her and her stronghold and who distress her,
    shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.(C)
Just as when a hungry person dreams of eating
    and wakes up still hungry
or a thirsty person dreams of drinking
    and wakes up faint, still thirsty,
so shall the multitude of all the nations be
    that fight against Mount Zion.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 29.5 Q ms Compare Gk: MT strangers

“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