Isaiah 22:1-5

1Here is a message about the Valley of Vision: What is the reason that all of you go up to the rooftops?

2The noisy city is full of raucous sounds; the town is filled with revelry. Your slain were not cut down by the sword; they did not die in battle.

3All your leaders ran away together – they fled to a distant place; all your refugees were captured together – they were captured without a single arrow being shot.

4So I say: “Don’t look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don’t try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.”

5For the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.