Isaiah 29:5-7

New International Reader's Version

⁵ Jerusalem, all your enemies will become like fine dust.
    Their terrifying armies will become like straw
    that the wind blows away.
All of a sudden, in an instant,
⁶     the Lord who rules over all will come.
He will come with thunder, earthquakes and a lot of noise.
    He’ll bring windstorms and rainstorms with him.
    He’ll send a blazing fire that will burn up everything.

⁷ Armies from all the nations will fight against Ariel.
    They will attack it and its fort.
    They’ll surround it completely.
But suddenly those armies will disappear like a dream.
    They will vanish like a vision in the night.