Isaiah 22:1-14

1The pronouncementH4853 concerning the 1valleyH1516 of visionH2384: WhatH4100 is the matter with you nowH645, that you have allH3605 goneH5927 upH5927 to the 2housetopsH1406?2You who were fullH4392 of noiseH8663, You tumultuousH1993 townH5892, you 3jubilantH5947 cityH7151; Your deadH2491 were 4not killedH2491 with the swordH2719, NorH3808 5did they dieH4191 in battleH4421.36AllH3605 your rulersH7101 have fledH5074 togetherH3162, And have been capturedH631 7withoutH4480 the bowH7198; AllH3605 of you who were foundH4672 were takenH631 captiveH631 togetherH3164, 8Though they had fledH1272 farH7350 away.4ThereforeH5921H3651 I sayH559, “LookH8159 awayH8159 from me, Let me 9weepH1065 bitterlyH4843, Do not 10tryH213 to comfortH5162 me concerningH5921 the destructionH7701 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971.”511For the LordH136 12GodH3068 of armiesH6635 has a 13dayH3117 of panicH4103, 14subjugationH4001, and confusionH3998 15In the valleyH1516 of visionH2384, A breakingH7175 downH7175 of wallsH7023 And a cryingH7771 16to the mountainH2022.617ElamH5867 pickedH5375 upH5375 the quiverH827, With the chariotsH7393, 18infantryH120, and horsemenH6571; And 19KirH7024 uncoveredH6168 the shieldH4043.7Then your choicestH4005 valleysH6010 were fullH4390 of chariotsH7393, And the horsemenH6571 tookH7896 positionsH7896 at the gateH8179.8And He removedH1540 the 20defenseH4539 of JudahH3063. On that dayH3117 you 21dependedH5027 on the weaponsH5402 of the 22houseH1004 of the forestH3293,9And you sawH7200 that the breachesH1233 In the wall of the cityH5892 of DavidH1732 wereH7231 manyH7231; And you 23collectedH6908 the watersH4325 of the lowerH8481 poolH1295.10Then you countedH5608 the housesH1004 of JerusalemH3389 And toreH5422 downH5422 housesH1004 to fortifyH1219 the wallH2346.11And you madeH6213 a reservoirH4724 24betweenH996 the twoH2346 wallsH2346 For the watersH4325 of the 25oldH3465 poolH1295. But you did not 26dependH5027 on Him who madeH6213 it, NorH3808 did you 27takeH7200 intoH7200 considerationH7200 Him who plannedH3335 it longH7350 agoH7350.

12Therefore on that dayH3117 the LordH136 28GodH3068 of armiesH6635 calledH7121 you to 29weepingH1065, to wailingH4553, To 30shavingH7144 theH7144 headH7144, and to wearingH2296 sackclothH8242.13Instead, there is 31joyH8342 and jubilationH8057, KillingH2026 of cattleH1241 and slaughteringH7819 of sheepH6629, EatingH398 of meatH1320 and drinkingH8354 of wineH3196: “32Let’s eatH398 and drinkH8354, for tomorrowH4279 we may dieH4191.”14But the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 revealedH1540 Himself 33to me: “CertainlyH518 thisH2088 34wrongdoingH5771 35will not be 36forgivenH3722 you 37UntilH5704 you dieH4191,” saysH559 the LordH136 38GodH3068 of armiesH6635.