¹¹ But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.

¹⁸ Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.

¹¹ And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

²⁸ He will make your minds diseased, and your eyes blind, and your hearts wasted with fear:

²⁹ You will go feeling your way when the sun is high, like a blind man for whom all is dark, and nothing will go well for you: you will be crushed and made poor for ever, and you will have no saviour.

³⁶ Why do you go about so much for the purpose of changing your way? you will be shamed on account of Egypt, as you were shamed on account of Assyria.

¹⁵ The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

¹⁰ You were tired with your long journeys; but you did not say, There is no hope: you got new strength, and so you were not feeble.