5. On that day, the Lord of heavenly forces will be a splendid garland and a beautiful wreath for the people who survive,
6. and a spirit of justice for the one who sits in judgment, and a strength for those who repel the assault at the gate.
7. These also stagger from wine and stumble from beer:priest and prophet stagger from beer;they are confused by wine;they stray on account of beer;they err when receiving visions;they stumble when making judgments.
8. All the tables are covered with vomit;filth overruns the place.
9. To whom will God teach knowledge?To whom will he explain the message?To those just weaned from milk?To those who have hardly outgrown the breast?
10. It is "tsav letsav, tsav lestav; qav leqav, qav leqav,"a little of this, a little of that.
11. With derisive speech and a foreign tongue,he will speak to this people.
12. He has said to them,"This is the place of rest;give rest to the weary;this is the place of repose";but they refused to listen.
13. So the Lord’s word will be for them:"tsav letsav, tsav letsav; qav leqav, qav leqav,"a little of this, a little of that.So that they will go and stagger backward,they will be broken, snared, and captured.
14. Therefore, hear the Lord’s word,you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15. You said, "We’ve cut a deal with death;with the underworld we made a pact.When the overflowing flood passes through, it won’t reach us;for we have made lies our hiding place,and in falsehood we take shelter."
16. Therefore, the Lord God says:Look! I’m laying in Zion a stone,a tested stone, a valuable cornerstone,a sure foundation:the one who trusts won’t tremble.
17. I will make justice the measuring lineand righteousness the plumb line.But hail will sweep away the hiding place of lies,and water will overflow the shelter.