The "garland of beauty" is the Spirit of justice from God manifest in the remaining ones of His people after "flooding waters" have swept away the lies and the "drunkards of Ephraim".  (28:18,19).

The Spirit of justice sustains faithful ones, giving them courage to reject apostate teachings.

Apostate priests and false prophets in the "land" have become intoxicated with the glory they receive from "intense lovers" of their apostate teachings. Because they refuse to accept discipline from Jehovah, they do not receive His spiritual teachings for their correction, and so in spiritual "seeing" they have gone astray. The prophesied "wine" of the "true vine" (The Christ) are stronger teachings revealed in the "time of the end". (John 2:10). With no spiritual "seeing" apostates are spiritually blind.

The apostate teachings of the sect falsely calling themselves Jehovah's Witnesses are likened to "filthy vomit" that have interfered with the revealing of the true life-giving teachings of God in the "time of the end". Because this sect has applied all God-given disciplines to the "dogs" of Christendom, there is no place among them that is not without the "filthy vomit" of their apostasy.  (Rev 22:15).

In such appalling circumstances created by the "rulers of this people" occupying the "land", how could a prophet of Jehovah successfully instruct newly-converted "babes" in Christ for them to learn how to live within the spiritual boundaries of God prescribed by His "measuring lines"?  (See NEB).

Those Jehovah chooses will reiterate His commands and "measuring lines" as often and as robustly as is necessary to prevent any return to apostasy in His spiritual "land". They are the accurate repetition of teachings from God which give rest to those weary in spirit. They are not false prophecies or "sniffing" at the Word of God, but are spiritual instructions from God through which people may find rest in a righteous way of life as they subject themselves to Him.  (Mal 1:13).

"Rulers of this people" who refuse to listen, and take refuge in lies and falsehood, say in their hearts: "We have concluded a covenant with Death". This means that at their deaths they believe they will have concluded the requirements of the "new covenant"! (Heb 9:17). But this belief that they will be concealed in the day of God's anger will be dissolved, for Christ's teachings are the sure foundation laid in Zion that will ensnare all those whose apostate teachings fall outside the dimensions of the House of God. (See Page 826). Those exercising true faith in God, both in word and deed, have no reason to fear.

The Spirit "hail" of God is stored up for His day of fight and war. Jehovah will use the Spirit "hail" of His Judgement against enemies engaging in spiritual warring against Him. (Job 38:22,23). This "hail" will sweep away their refuge of lies, and the "waters" of His Word will flood out the places of their concealment. These are Spirit denunciations of their apostasy during His "day" for exposing them. It will come upon them suddenly and will pass through the spirits of these liars. Such tidings will bring nothing but dismay and quaking in their spirits. But faithful anointed sons of God will already have been disciplined in spirit and received spiritual instruction for public service. They will already have had any spiritual uncleanness made manifest to them and removed.

The "couch" of their falsehood proves too short for apostates to rest upon. Their "blanket" of interwoven apostate teachings, their "lying signs" and "portents", will not provide cover for them.  (2 Thess 2:9).

Jehovah reveals His unusual spiritual work of "sowing" His Spirit "seed" and gathering, correcting, reaping, and refining His Spirit anointed sons without crushing them.