1 God says, “Ariel, Ariel, city of David! You keep your big days each year.” ️ 2 God says, “I will bring pain to the city. You will cry and hurt.” ️ 3 God says, “I will camp around you and block your walls.” ⛺ 4 You will fall low. Your voice will be soft, like a whisper from the dirt. 5 Your many enemies will be like tiny dust. They will be gone fast. ️ 6 The Lord will come with loud boom, big shake, storm, and fire. ⛈️ 7 All the armies who fight the city will be like a dream. They will fade away. 8 A hungry man dreams he eats, but he wakes still hungry. So the people from many lands who fight you will not win. ️➡️ 9 You all stare but do not see. You all wobble like drunk, but not from a drink. 10 God made you sleep deep. He closed the eyes of your leaders and teachers. 11 This word is like a book that is shut. A man who can read says, “I cannot. It is shut.” 12 A man who cannot read says, “I cannot read.” ❌ 13 God says, “These people say nice words to Me, but their hearts are far. They follow people’s rules, not Mine.” ️❤️➡️❌ 14 God says, “I will do big, new things. The smart ones will not look smart.” ✨ 15 Sad for people who hide plans from God. They do bad in the dark and say, “Who sees us?” ️ 16 You turn things upside down. A made thing cannot say to the maker, “You did not make me.” 17 Soon the big woods in Lebanon will be like a rich field, and the field will be like a forest. ➡️➡️ 18 On that day, deaf people will hear words. Blind people will see out of dark. ️✨ 19 Humble people will be very happy in God. Poor people will be glad in the God of Israel. 20 Bad bullies will be gone. Mockers will stop. People who plan bad will be stopped. ✋ 21 They call good men bad for small words. They set a trap for helpers at the town gate. They push away fair people for nothing. ️ 22 God, who helped Abraham, says to Jacob’s family: “You will not be ashamed now. You will not be scared.” 23 When he sees his kids, My work, they will keep My name special. They will respect the God of Israel. ️✨ 24 People who were wrong will learn. People who complain will listen to teaching.