“The nations shall see,
They shall be ashamed
Of all their might.
They shall lay their hands
On their mouths.
Their ears shall be deaf.
They shall lick dust,
Like a snake,
Like the crawling things
Of the earth.
They shall come trembling out
Of their fortresses.
They shall turn in dread
To Yahweh,
Our God.
They shall stand
In fear of you.”
The various nations or countries will see what is happening. They will be ashamed of their own strength. They will put their hands over their mouths, not speaking. They will be deaf, not hearing. They will be like creeping, crawling snakes, licking the dust of the earth. They will come trembling out of their strong fortresses. They will stand in dread and fear of Yahweh, our God. The tables will be turned on them.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 