Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.

Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, they will not look with pity on children.

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.

At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.

to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

Since you are precious and special in my sight, and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life.

They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

We grope along the wall like the blind, we grope like those who cannot see; we stumble at noontime as if it were evening. Though others are strong, we are like dead men.

I said, “Indeed, let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.

Then I said, “Look up, Jerusalem, and see the enemy that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? Where now are the ‘sheep’ that you take such pride in?

Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found.”

Then he had Zedekiah’s eyes put out and had him bound in chains to be led off to Babylon.

Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.

Their legs were straight, but the soles of their feet were like calves’ feet. They gleamed like polished bronze.

Their rims were high and awesome, and the rims of all four wheels were full of eyes all around.

Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.

And you must eat the food like you would a barley cake. You must bake it in front of them over a fire made with dried human excrement.”

“I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.

But as for me, my eye will not pity them nor will I spare them; I hereby repay them for what they have done.”