But the multitude of your arrogant ones will become like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like blowing chaff; and it will happen instantly, suddenly, establishing that the enemies and arrogant ones who threaten or oppress will themselves be suddenly and completely destroyed, scattered like dust and chaff. The dust and chaff imagery emphasizes the insignificance and dispersal of those who had seemed formidable. The suddenly and instantly suggest the swiftness of reversal and the lack of warning. The oracle provides a glimmer of hope amidst the judgment: while Jerusalem will be humiliated, those who oppose God's purposes will be destroyed. The swift reversal suggests God's power to suddenly transform situations.

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