Isaiah 22

1 The doom of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the roofs?

The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

2 O noiseful, tumultuous city, joyous town? thy slain ones are not slain with the sword, and not those that die in battle.

You that are full of shouting, a tumultuous city, a joyous town, your slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.

3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are made prisoners by the bowmen: all that are found in thee are made prisoners together, who have run away from afar.

All your rulers fled away together. They were bound by the archers. All who were found by you were bound together. They fled far away.

4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly; be not urgent to comfort me, because of the wasting of the daughter of my people.

Therefore I said, “Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don’t labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

5 For a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity hath the Lord Eternal of hosts in the valley of vision; walls are broken, and crying is heard against the mountain.

For it is a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity from the Lord, GOD of Hosts, in the valley of vision, a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.”

6 And 'Elam beareth the quiver, [cometh] with men in chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovereth the shield.

Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

7 And it is so, that thy choicest valleys are full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array against the gate.

Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

8 And he laid open the covering of Judah; and thou didst look on that day toward the armor of the house of the forest.

He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

9 And the breaches of the city of David have ye seen, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

10 And the houses of Jerusalem have ye numbered, and ye have pulled down the houses to fortify the wall.

You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

11 And a tank have ye made between the two walls for the water of the old pool; but ye have not looked at the Maker thereof, him that fashioned it in distant times have ye not regarded.

You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn’t look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who planned it long ago.

12 And the Lord Eternal of hosts called on that day for weeping, and for mourning, and for baldness, and for girding with sackcloth.

In that day, the Lord, GOD of Hosts, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;

13 And behold [there are] gladness and joy, slaying of oxen, and killing of sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: “Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we must die.”

and behold, there is joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”

14 And it was revealed in my ears by the Lord of hosts: Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven unto you until ye die, said the Lord the Eternal of hosts.

The LORD of Hosts revealed himself in my ears, “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,” says the Lord, GOD of Hosts.

15 Thus hath said the Lord, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is [superintendent] over the house;

The Lord, GOD of Hosts says, “Go, get yourself to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, and say,

16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewn out for thyself here a sepulchre, [the man] that hath hewn out on high his sepulchre, that holloweth out in the rock a habitation for himself?

‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!”

17 Behold, the Lord will thrust thee about with a mighty throw, O man! and will lay fast hold of thee;

Behold, the LORD will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.

18 He will roll thee up as a bundle, and [toss thee] like a ball into a country of ample space: there shalt thou die, and there shall [remain] the chariots of thy glory, thou disgrace of the house of thy lord.

He will surely wind you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a large country. There you will die, and there the chariots of your glory will be, you disgrace of your lord’s house.

19 And I will cast thee out from thy station, and from thy post shall he pull thee down.

I will thrust you from your office. You will be pulled down from your station.

20 And it shall come to pass on that day, that I will call my servant, for Elyakim the son of Chilkiyahu.

It will happen in that day that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,

21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and thy girdle will I fasten around him, and thy government will I place into his hand: and he shall be as a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

and I will clothe him with your robe, and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your government into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

22 And I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder; so that he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.

23 And I will fasten him as a tent-nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a chair of honor to his father's house.

I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.

24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the shoots and offshoots, all the small vessels, from the vessels of basins, even to all the vessels of flagons.

They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the pitchers.

25 On that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall be removed the nail that is fastened in the sure place, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that is upon it shall be cut off; for the Lord hath spoken it.

“In that day,” says the LORD of Hosts, “the nail that was fastened in a sure place will give way. It will be cut down and fall. The burden that was on it will be cut off, for the LORD has spoken it.”