New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 22

The Valley of Vision

1The pronouncementמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384:Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matter with you nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,that you have allכֻּלָּ֖ךְku.LakhH3605goneH5927upH5927to thehousetopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406?

2You who were fullמְלֵאָ֗הme.le.'AhH4392of noiseתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀te.shu.'otH8663,You tumultuousהֽוֹמִיָּ֔הho.mi.YahH1993townעִ֚יר'irH5892, youjubilantעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151;Your deadחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491werenot killedחַלְלֵי־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, “Lookשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159awayH8159from 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 armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has adayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of panicמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103,subjugationוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001,and 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.LamH5867pickedH5375upH5375the quiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827,With the chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393,infantryאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.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.ShimH6571tookשֹׁ֖תshotH7896positionsשָׁ֥תוּSha.tuH7896at the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8And He removedוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540thedefenseמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.On 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.VidH1732wereH7231manyרָ֑בּוּRa.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 youtakeH7200intoH7200considerationH7200Him who plannedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it longH7350agoH7350.

12Therefore on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121you toweepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,to wailingוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553, ToshavingH7144theH7144headH7144,and to wearingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

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

14But the LordH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635revealedוְנִגְלָ֥הve.nig.LahH1540Himself to me: “Certainlyאִם־'im-H518thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088wrongdoingהֶעָוֹ֨ןhe.'a.VonH5771will not beforgivenיְ֠כֻפַּרYe.khu.parH3722youUntilעַד־'ad-H5704you dieתְּמֻת֔וּןte.mu.TunH4191,”saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

15ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559: “Comeלֶךְ־lekh-H1980,goבֹּא֙bo'H935to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088stewardהַסֹּכֵ֣ןha.so.KhenH5532, ToShebnaשֶׁבְנָ֖אshev.Na'H7644whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the royalhouseholdהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

16‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100right do you have hereפֹה֙fohH6311,And whomוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310do you have hereפֹ֔הFohH6311, That you havecutH2672outH2672a tombקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913for yourself hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311,You who cutH2672outH2672a 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 violentlyטַלְטֵלָ֖הtal.te.LahH2925,you strongH1397manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397.And He is about to graspוְעֹטְךָ֖ve.'o.te.KhaH5844you firmlyעָטֹֽה׃'a.TohH5844

18AndwrapH6801you upH6801tightlyH6801like a ballכַּדּ֕וּרka.DurH1754, To be driveninto a vastרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342countryאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776;Thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033you will dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,And 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 positionוּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖u.mi.ma.'a.ma.de.KhaH4612.

20Then it will comeH1961aboutH1961on 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.KhaH73securelyH2388around him.I will handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH5414 H3027yourauthorityוּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖u.mem.shel.te.KhaH4475overH5414to him,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 putוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414the keyמַפְתֵּ֥חַmaf.Te.achH4668of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732on his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926;When he opensוּפָתַח֙u.fa.TachH6605,noH369oneH369will shutסֹגֵ֔רso.GerH5462,When he shutsוְסָגַ֖רve.sa.GarH5462,noH369oneH369willopenפֹּתֵֽחַ׃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,the offspringהַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙ha.tze.'e.tza.'ImH6631and thedescendantsוְהַצְּפִע֔וֹתve.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.

25On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “thepegהַיָּתֵ֔דhai.ya.TedH3489drivenהַתְּקוּעָ֖הha.te.ku.'AhH8628into a firmנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725will giveH4185wayH4185; it will evenbreakH1438offH1438and fallוְנָפְלָ֗הve.na.fe.LahH5307,and the loadהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853that is hangingon it will be cutוְנִכְרַת֙ve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772, for theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.”

The Valley of Vision

Commentaries on Isaiah 22