Isaiah 22:1-13

1The pronouncement concerning the 1valley of vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the 2housetops?2You who were full of noise, You tumultuous town, you 3jubilant city; Your dead were 4not killed with the sword, Nor 5did they die in battle.36All your rulers have fled together, And have been captured 7without the bow; All of you who were found were taken captive together, 8Though they had fled far away.4Therefore I say, “Look away from me, Let me 9weep bitterly, Do not 10try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”511For the Lord 12God of armies has a 13day of panic, 14subjugation, and confusion 15In the valley of vision, A breaking down of walls And a crying 16to the mountain.617Elam picked up the quiver, With the chariots, 18infantry, and horsemen; And 19Kir uncovered the shield.7Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots, And the horsemen took positions at the gate.8And He removed the 20defense of Judah. On that day you 21depended on the weapons of the 22house of the forest,9And you saw that the breaches In the wall of the city of David were many; And you 23collected the waters of the lower pool.10Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem And tore down houses to fortify the wall.11And you made a reservoir 24between the two walls For the waters of the 25old pool. But you did not 26depend on Him who made it, Nor did you 27take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.

12Therefore on that day the Lord 28God of armies called you to 29weeping, to wailing, To 30shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.13Instead, there is 31joy and jubilation, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine: “32Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”