1This is a message from Yahweh:
2But I will cause you to experience a great disaster,
3I will cause your enemies to come to your city;
4Then you will talk as though you were buried deep in the ground [DOU];
5But, suddenly your enemies will be blown away like dust;
6The Commander of the armies of angels will come to help you
7Then the armies of all the nations that will be attacking Jerusalem will quickly disappear like a dream in the night [DOU].
8People who are asleep dream about eating food,
9You people of Jerusalem, be amazed and surprised about this [IRO]!
10Because Yahweh has prevented the prophets [DOU] from understanding and telling you his messages,
11Yahweh gave me this vision; but for you, it is only words on a scroll that is sealed shut. If you give it to those who can read and request that they read it, they will say, “We cannot read it because the scroll is sealed.”
12When you give it to others who cannot read, they will say, “We cannot read it because we do not know how to read.”
13So the Lord says, “These people say that they belong to me.
14Therefore, again I will do something to amaze these people;
15Terrible things will happen to those who try to conceal from me, Yahweh,
16They are extremely foolish!
17Soon the forests in Lebanon will become fertile fields,
18At that time, deaf people will be able to hear;
19Yahweh will enable humble people to be very joyful again.
20There will be no more people who ridicule others
21Those who testify falsely in order to persuade judges to punish innocent people will vanish/disappear.
22That is why Yahweh, who rescued Abraham, says about the people of Israel,
23When they see that I have blessed them by giving them many children and doing many other things for them,
24When that happens, those who have not been able to think well will think clearly,