Isaiah 22:1-14 - Oracle Against Jerusalem

¹ The burden of the valley of vision. What to thee now, that thou wentest up all of thee, to the roofs? ² The city put in commotion was filled with noise, the exulting city: thy wounded not wounded of the sword, and not the dead of war. ³ All thy chiefs fled together, they were bound of the bow: all they finding thee were bound together; they fled from from far off. ⁴ For this I said, Look ye away from me; I will be bitter in my weeping, ye shall not hasten to comfort me upon the desolation of the daughter of my people. ⁵ For a day of consternation, and of treading down, and perplexity by the Lord Jehovah of armies of the valley of vision, of undermining the wall, and of a cry for help to the mountains. ⁶ And Elam lifted up the quiver with the chariot of men, horsemen; and Kir made naked the shield. ⁷ And it shall be the chosen of thy valleys was filled with chariots, and the horsemen placed a seat at the gate. ⁸ And he will uncover the covering of Judah, and thou wilt look in that day to the weapons of the house of the forest ⁹ The clefts of the city of David ye saw, that they were many: and ye shall gather the water of the lowest pool. ¹⁰ The houses of Jerusalem ye numbered, and ye will break down the houses to fortify the wall. ¹¹ And ye made a gathering place between the two walls for the water of the old pool; and ye looked not to him making it, and ye saw not him forming it from far off.

¹² And the Lord Jehovah of armies in that day will call to weeping and to wailing, and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth: ¹³ And behold, gladness and joy, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die. ¹⁴ And it was uncovered in the ears of Jehovah of armies, If this iniquity shall be expiated to you till ye shall die, said the Lord Jehovah of armies.