Isaiah 28:5-15

5When that day comes, the Lord of Armies will be like a glorious crown for his few remaining people.

6He will give a spirit of justice to those who judge. He will give strength to those who defend the city gates in battle.

7Priests and prophets stagger from wine and wobble from too much liquor. They stagger from too much liquor and become confused from too much wine. They wobble because of their liquor. They stagger when they see visions. They swerve as they judge.

8All the tables are covered with vomit and excrement. There isn’t a clean place left.

9To whom will they make the message understood? To whom will they explain this message? To children just weaned from milk? To those just taken from their ⌞mother’s⌟ breasts?

10They speak utter nonsense.

11The Lord will speak to these people. He will mock them by speaking in a foreign language.

12He will say to them, “This is a place for comfort. This is a place of rest for those who are tired. This is a place for them to rest.” But they weren’t willing to listen.

13The Lord speaks utter nonsense to them. That is why they will fall backwards. That is why they will be hurt, trapped, and captured.

14So hear the Lord’s word, you foolish talkers who rule the people in Jerusalem.

15You say, “We made a treaty with death and an agreement with the grave. When the overwhelming disaster passes by, it won’t matter to us, because we have taken refuge in our lies, and falsehood is our hiding place.”