Isa 22 | NASB1995 | STEP | The oracle concerning the valley of vision . What is the matter with you now , that you have all gone up to the housetops ?

Isaiah 22

The Valley of Vision

1 The ^{▼▼ Or burden of}oracle concerning the ^bvalley of vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the ^chousetops?
2 You who were full of noise,
You boisterous town, you ^dexultant city;
Your slain were ^enot slain with the sword,
Nor ^{▼▼ Lit dead in battle}did they die in battle.
3 ^gAll your rulers have fled together,
And have been captured ^{▼▼ Lit from a bow}without the bow;
All of you who were found were taken captive together,
^{▼▼ So with ancient versions; Heb They fled far away}Though they had fled far away.
4 Therefore I say, “Turn your eyes away from me,
Let me ^jweep bitterly,
Do not ^{▼▼ Lit insist}try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
5 ^lFor the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts has a ⁿday of panic, ^osubjugation and confusion
^pIn the valley of vision,
A breaking down of walls
And a crying ^{▼▼ Or against}to the mountain.
6 ^rElam took up the quiver
With the chariots, ^{▼▼ Lit man}infantry and horsemen;
And ^tKir uncovered the shield.
7 Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots,
And the horsemen took up fixed positions at the gate.
8 And He removed the ^{▼▼ Lit screen, covering}defense of Judah.
In that day you ^{▼▼ Or looked to, considered}depended on the weapons of the ^whouse of the forest,
9 And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you ^xcollected the waters of the lower pool.
10 Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And tore down houses to fortify the wall.
11 And you made a reservoir ^ybetween the two walls
For the waters of the ^zold pool.
But you did not ^{▼▼ Or look to, consider}depend on Him who made it,
Nor did you ^{▼▼ Lit see...Him}take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.

12 Therefore in that day the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts called you to ^adweeping, to wailing,
To ^aeshaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.
13 Instead, there is ^afgaiety and gladness,
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
^ag“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
14 But the Lord of hosts revealed Himself ^{▼▼ Lit in my ears}to me,
“Surely this ^aiiniquity ^ajshall not be ^{▼▼ Lit atoned for}forgiven you
^alUntil you die,” says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts.

15 Thus says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God of hosts, “Come, go to this steward,
To ^aoShebna, who is in charge of the royal household,
16 ‘What right do you have here,
And whom do you have here,
That you have ^aphewn a tomb for yourself here,
You who hew a tomb on the height,
You who carve a resting place for ^{▼▼ Lit himself}yourself in the rock?
17 ‘Behold, the Lord is about to hurl you headlong, O man.
And He is about to grasp you firmly
18 And roll you tightly like a ball,
To be ^ar cast into a vast country;
There you will die
And there your splendid chariots will be,
You shame of your master’s house.’
19 “I will ^asdepose you from your office,
And ^{▼▼ So with many ancient versions; Heb He}I will pull you down from your station.
20 “Then it will come about in that day,
That I will summon My servant ^auEliakim the son of Hilkiah,
21 And I will clothe him with your tunic
And tie your sash securely about him.
I will entrust him with your ^{▼▼ Lit rule}authority,
And he will become a ^awfather to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
22 “Then I will set ^axthe key of the ^ayhouse of David on his shoulder,
When he opens no one will shut,
When he shuts no one will ^azopen.
23 “I will drive him like a ^bapeg in a firm place,
And he will become a ^bbthrone of glory to his father’s house.

24 “So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, offspring and ^{▼▼ Or perhaps, leaf}issue, all the least of vessels, from bowls to all the jars. 25 “In that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “the ^bdpeg driven in a firm place will give way; it will even ^bebreak off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off, for the ^bfLord has spoken.”