8. It will be like when a hungry person dreams of eatingbut wakes up and the mouth is empty.Or when a thirsty person dreams of drinkingbut wakes up and has a dry throat.So will it be for all the horde of nationswho fight against Mount Zion.
9. Be shocked and stunned;blind yourselves; be blind!Be drunk, but not on wine;stagger, but not on account of beer!
10. The Lord has poured on you a spirit of deep sleep,and has shut your eyes, you prophets,and covered your heads, you seers.
11. This entire vision has become for you like the words of a sealed scroll. When they give it to one who can read, saying, "Read this," that one will say, "I can’t, because it’s sealed."
12. And when the scroll is given to one who can’t read, saying, "Read this," that one will say, "I can’t read."