Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 22:1-13

1This is the burdenH4853 against the ValleyH1516 of VisionH2384:

WhatH4100 ails you nowH645,thatH3588 you have allH3605 gone upH5927 to the rooftopsH1406,2O cityH5892 of commotionH8663 H4392,O townH7151 of revelryH1993 H5947?

Your slainH2491 did notH3808 dieH2491 by the swordH2719,nor were theyH3808 killedH4191 in battleH4421.3AllH3605 your rulersH7101 have fledH5074 togetherH3162,capturedH631 without a bowH7198.AllH3605 your fugitivesH4672 were capturedH631 togetherH3162,having fledH1272 to a distant placeH7350.4ThereforeH5921 H3651 I saidH559,“Turn awayH8159 from meH4480, let me weepH1065 bitterlyH4843!Do notH408 tryH213 to console meH5162overH5921 the destructionH7701 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971.”

5ForH3588 the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635 has set a dayH3117of tumultH4103 and tramplingH4001 and confusionH3998 in the ValleyH1516 of VisionH2384—of breakingH6979 down the wallsH7023and cryingH7771 toH413 the mountainsH2022.6ElamH5867 takes upH5375 a quiverH827, with chariotsH7393 H120 and horsemenH6571,and KirH7024 uncoversH6168 the shieldH4043.7 Your choicestH4005 valleysH6010 are full ofH4390 chariotsH7393,and horsemenH6571 are postedH7896 at the gatesH8179.8He has uncoveredH1540 the defensesH4539 of JudahH3063.

On thatH1931 dayH3117 you lookedH5027 toH413 the weaponsH5402 in the HouseH1004 of the ForestH3293. 9 You sawH7200 thatH3588 there were manyH7231 breachesH1233 in the walls of the CityH5892 of DavidH1732. You collectedH6908 waterH4325 from the lowerH8481 poolH1295. 10 You countedH5608 the housesH1004 of JerusalemH3389 and tore them downH5422 H1004 to strengthenH1219 the wallH2346. 11You builtH6213 a reservoirH4724 betweenH996 the wallsH2346 for the watersH4325 of the ancientH3465 poolH1295, but you did notH3808 lookH5027 toH413 the One who made itH6213, or considerH7200 Him who plannedH3335 it long agoH7350 H3808.

12On thatH1931 dayH3117 the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635calledH7121 for weepingH1065 and wailingH4553,for shaven headsH7144and the wearingH2296 of sackclothH8242.13But lookH2009, there is joyH8342 and gladnessH8057,butcheringH2026 of cattleH1241 and slaughteringH7819 of sheepH6629,eatingH398 of meatH1320 and drinkingH8354 of wineH3196:“Let us eatH398 and drinkH8354, forH3588 tomorrowH4279 we dieH4191!”1

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