Chapter 22

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up¹ to the housetops?

Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous⁶ city, a joyous city: thy slain [men are] not slain with the sword, nor dead⁵ in battle.

All thy rulers are fled¹ together, they are bound²⁷ by the archers: all that are found¹² in thee are bound²⁷ together, [which] have fled¹ from far.

Therefore said¹ I, Look away³ from me; I will weep bitterly,¹⁷ labour⁵⁵ not to comfort¹⁵ me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

For [it is] a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down⁴⁷ the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

And Elam bare¹ the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered¹⁴ the shield.

And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys shall be full¹ of chariots, and the horsemen shall set¹ themselves in array² at the gate.

And he discovered¹⁷ the covering of Judah, and thou didst look⁵⁵ in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

Ye have seen¹ also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many:¹ and ye gathered together¹⁷ the waters of the lower pool.

And ye have numbered¹ the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down⁴ to fortify¹⁵ the wall.

Ye made¹ also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked⁵² unto the maker⁶ thereof, neither had respect¹ unto him that fashioned⁶ it long ago.

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call⁴ to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding² with sackcloth:

And behold joy and gladness, slaying² oxen, and killing² sheep, eating² flesh, and drinking² wine: let us eat² and drink;² for to morrow we shall die.⁴

And it was revealed⁸ in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged²⁹ from you till ye die,⁴ saith¹ the Lord GOD of hosts.

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD of hosts, Go,³ get³ thee unto this treasurer,⁶ [even] unto Shebna, which [is] over the house, [and say],

What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out¹ a sepulchre here, [as] he that heweth him out⁶ a sepulchre on high, [and] that graveth⁶ an habitation for himself in a rock?

Behold, the LORD will carry thee away⁴⁷ with a mighty captivity, and will surely² cover⁶ thee.

He will surely² violently turn⁴ and toss thee [like] a ball into a large ³⁰²⁷ country: there shalt thou die,⁴ and there the chariots of thy glory [shall be] the shame of thy lord's house.

And I will drive¹ thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.⁴

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call¹ my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

And I will clothe⁵² him with thy robe, and strengthen¹⁷ him with thy girdle, and I will commit⁴ thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants⁶ of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

And the key of the house of David will I lay¹ upon his shoulder; so he shall open,¹ and none shall shut;⁶ and he shall shut,¹ and none shall open.⁶

And I will fasten¹ him [as] a nail in a sure¹² place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

And they shall hang¹ upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.

In that day, saith⁷ the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened⁷ in the sure¹² place be removed,⁴ and be cut down,⁸ and fall;¹ and the burden that [was] upon it shall be cut off:⁸ for the LORD hath spoken¹⁴ [it].