And the multitude of all the nations that wage war against Ariel, even all who wage war against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night, establishing that the foreign forces besieging Jerusalem will prove as insubstantial as a dream, suggesting that despite the current reality of siege and military threat, God will render the threat illusory and powerless. The dream and vision imagery suggest that what appears to be real and threatening will prove to be transient and unreal. The oracle provides assurance that military threats, however apparently overwhelming, will ultimately prove insignificant in the face of God's purposes. The language suggests that what seems permanent and threatening will fade like a dream upon waking.

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