18 When they began to come down to him, E·liʹsha went on to pray to Jehovah and say: “Please, strike this nation* with blindness.”+ So he struck them with blindness according to the word of E·liʹsha.

11 Well, then, look! Jehovah’s* hand is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sunlight for a period of time.” Instantly a thick mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went around seeking men to lead him by the hand.+