Isaiah 28:5-15

5At that time the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.

6He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions, and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.

7Even these men stagger because of wine, they stumble around because of beer – priests and prophets stagger because of beer, they are confused because of wine, they stumble around because of beer; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions, they totter while making legal decisions.

8Indeed, all the tables are covered with vomit; no place is untouched.

9Who is the Lord trying to teach? To whom is he explaining a message? Those just weaned from milk! Those just taken from their mother’s breast!

10Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.

11For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.

12In the past he said to them, “This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found.” But they refused to listen.

13So the Lord’s word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.

14Therefore, listen to the Lord’s word, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!

15For you say, “We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”