<p class="poetry">Do not bring any more meaningless<n id="1" /> offerings;p> <p class="poetry">I consider your incense detestable!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations,p> <p class="poetry">but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">It will be like a hungry man dreaming that he is eating,p> <p class="poetry">only to awaken and find that his stomach is empty.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">It will be like a thirsty man dreaming that he is drinking,p> <p class="poetry">only to awaken and find that he is still weak and his thirst unquenched.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">So it will be for the horde from all the nationsp> <p class="poetry">that fight against Mount Zion.p>

<p class="bodytext">To you this entire prophetic revelation<n id="1" /> is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read<n id="2" /> and say, &#8220;Read this,&#8221; he responds, &#8220;I can&#8217;t, because it is sealed.&#8221;