Isa 22:2 | NET2full | STEP | The 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 .

‏ Isaiah 22:2

2 The noisy city is full of raucous sounds;
the town is filled with revelry. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the boisterous town.” The phrase is parallel to “the noisy city” in the preceding line.}
Your slain were not cut down by the sword;
they did not die in battle. ^{▼▼sn Apparently they died from starvation during the siege that preceded the final conquest of the city. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:409.}