Isaiah 22:1-7 ▼

1 The pronouncement concerning the valley of vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

2 You who were full of noise, You tumultuous town, you jubilant city; Your dead were not killed with the sword, Nor did they die in battle.

3 All your rulers have fled together, And have been captured without the bow; All of you who were found were taken captive together, Though they had fled far away.

4 Therefore I say, “Look away from me, Let me weep bitterly, Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

5 For the Lord GOD of armies has a day of panic, subjugation, and confusion In the valley of vision, A breaking down of walls And a crying to the mountain.

6 Elam picked up the quiver, With the chariots, infantry, and horsemen; And Kir uncovered the shield.

7 Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots, And the horsemen took positions at the gate.