New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 22

The Valley of Vision

1Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384.Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matter with you nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,that you have allכֻּלָּ֖ךְku.LakhH3605goneעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927up to thehousetopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406?

2You whoH4392were fullH4392of noiseתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀te.shu.'otH8663,You boisterousהֽוֹמִיָּ֔הho.mi.YahH1993townעִ֚יר'irH5892, youexultantעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151;Your slainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491werenot slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,NorH3808did they dieמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605your rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101have fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherH3162, Andhave been capturedH631withoutH4480the bowמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198;Allכָּל־kol-H3605of you who were foundנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672were takenH631captiveH631togetherH3164,Though they had fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272farמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350away.

4Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I sayאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “TurnH8159your eyesH8159awayמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4480from me, Let meweepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843, Do nottryתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213to comfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162me concerningעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.”

5For the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has adayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of panicמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103,subjugationוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001and confusionוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998In the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384,A breakingH7175downH7175of wallsקִ֖רkirH7023And a cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771to the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6Elamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867tookנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375up the quiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827With the chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393,infantryאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571; AndKirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoveredעֵרָ֖ה'e.RahH6168the shieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7Then your choicestמִבְחַר־miv.char-H4005valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010were fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390of chariotsרָ֑כֶבRa.khevH7393,And the horsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571tookH7896up fixedH7896positionsH7896at the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8And He removedוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540thedefenseמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117youdependedוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027on the weaponsנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293,

9And you sawרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200that the breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233In the wallof the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732were manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231; And youcollectedוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10Then you countedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389And toreH5422downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004to fortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11And you madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213a reservoirוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the twoהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346For the watersלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of theoldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295. But you did notdependהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027on Him who madeעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213it,NorH3808did youtakeH7200into considerationH7200Him who plannedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it longH7350agoH7350.

12Therefore in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121you toweepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,to wailingוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553, ToshavingH7144the headH7144and to wearingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

13Instead, there isgaietyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,Killingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026of cattleבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and slaughteringוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819of sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,Eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398of meatבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: “Let us eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,for tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we may dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.”

14But the LordH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635revealedוְנִגְלָ֥הve.nig.LahH1540Himself to me, “Surelyאִם־'im-H518thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088iniquityהֶעָוֹ֨ןhe.'a.VonH5771shall not beforgivenיְ֠כֻפַּרYe.khu.parH3722youUntilעַד־'ad-H5704you dieתְּמֻת֔וּןte.mu.TunH4191,”saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

15Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Comeלֶךְ־lekh-H1980,goבֹּא֙bo'H935to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088stewardהַסֹּכֵ֣ןha.so.KhenH5532, ToShebnaשֶׁבְנָ֖אshev.Na'H7644,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in chargeH5921of the royalhouseholdהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

16‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100right do you have hereפֹה֙fohH6311,And whomוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310do you have hereפֹ֔הFohH6311, That you havehewnחָצַ֧בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672a tombקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913for yourself hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311,You who hewחֹצְבִ֤יcho.tze.ViH2672a tombקִבְר֔וֹkiv.RoH6913on the heightמָרוֹם֙ma.rOmH4791,You who carveחֹקְקִ֥יcho.ke.KiH2710a restingH4908placeH4908foryourself in the rockבַסֶּ֖לַעva.Se.la'H5553?

17Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is about to hurlמְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔me.tal.tel.KhaH2904you headlongטַלְטֵלָ֖הtal.te.LahH2925,O manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397.And He is about to graspוְעֹטְךָ֖ve.'o.te.KhaH5844you firmlyעָטֹֽה׃'a.TohH5844

18Androllצָנ֤וֹףtza.NofH6801you tightlyיִצְנָפְךָ֙yitz.na.fe.KhaH6801like a ballכַּדּ֕וּרka.DurH1754, To be castinto a vastרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342countryאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776;Thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033you will dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191And thereוְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ve.Sha.mahH8033your splendidכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519chariotsמַרְכְּב֣וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818will be,You shameקְל֖וֹןke.LonH7036of your master’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.’

19I willdeposeוַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָva.ha.daf.Ti.khaH1920you from your officeמִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָmi.ma.tza.Ve.khaH4673, AndI will pullH2040you downיֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃ye.her.Se.khaH2040from your stationוּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖u.mi.ma.'a.ma.de.KhaH4612.

20Then it will comeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961about in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,That I will summonוְקָרָ֣אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121My servantלְעַבְדִּ֔יle.'av.DiH5650Eliakimלְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםle.'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chil.ki.Ya.huH2518,

21And I will clotheוְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יוve.hil.bash.TivH3847him with your tunicכֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָku.ta.ne.Te.khaH3801And tieH2388your sashוְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ve.'av.ne.te.KhaH73securelyH2388about him.I will entrustאֶתֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ'e.Ten be.ya.DoH5414 H3027him with yourauthorityוּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖u.mem.shel.te.KhaH4475,And he will becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961afatherלְאָ֛בle.'AvH1to the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֥בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

22Then I will setוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414the keyמַפְתֵּ֥חַmaf.Te.achH4668of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732on his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926,When he opensוּפָתַח֙u.fa.TachH6605noH369oneH369will shutסֹגֵ֔רso.GerH5462,When he shutsוְסָגַ֖רve.sa.GarH5462noH369oneH369willopenפֹּתֵֽחַ׃po.Te.achH6605.

23I will driveוּתְקַעְתִּ֥יוu.te.ka'.TivH8628him like apegיָתֵ֖דya.TedH3489in a firmנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725,And he will becomeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961athroneלְכִסֵּ֥אle.khi.Se'H3678of gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519to his father’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

24So they will hangוְתָל֨וּve.ta.LuH8518on him allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his father’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,offspringהַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙ha.tze.'e.tza.'ImH6631andissueוְהַצְּפִע֔וֹתve.ha.tze.fi.'otH6849,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the leastהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996of vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,from bowlsמִכְּלֵי֙ הָֽאַגָּנ֔וֹתmi.ke.Lei ha.'a.ga.NotH3627 H101to allכָּל־kol-H3605the jarsכְּלֵ֥י הַנְּבָלִֽים׃ke.Lei ha.ne.va.LimH3627 H5035.

25In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “thepegהַיָּתֵ֔דhai.ya.TedH3489drivenהַתְּקוּעָ֖הha.te.ku.'AhH8628in a firmנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725will giveH4185wayH4185; it will evenbreakH1438offH1438and fallוְנָפְלָ֗הve.na.fe.LahH5307,and the loadהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853hanging on it will be cutוְנִכְרַת֙ve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772, for theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.”

The Valley of Vision

Commentaries on Isaiah 22