Isaiah 22

Isaiah pronounces the burden of the valley of vision -- Jerusalem. The people prepare their defenses but do not look to the God who made them. The LORD calls for weeping and mourning, but they feast instead, saying, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.' Shebna the steward is removed from office and replaced by Eliakim.

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1	The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?	The burden of the Valley of Vision. What is wrong with You now, that You have all gone up to the rooftops?
2	Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.	You who were full of commotion, a riotous and joyful city — your slain were not slain with the sword, nor did they die in battle.
3	All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.	All Your rulers fled together; they were captured without the bow. All of You who were found were captured, though You had fled far away.
4	Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.	Therefore I said, "Look away from me; let me weep bitterly. Do not labor to comfort me over the destruction of the daughter of my people."
5	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 down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.	For the Lord GOD of hosts has a day of panic, of trampling, and of confusion in the Valley of Vision — a day of breaking down walls and of crying to the mountains.
6	And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.	Elam bore the quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
7	And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.	Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen were positioned at the gate.
8	And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.	He stripped away the covering of Judah. In that day You looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.
9	Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.	You saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool.
10	And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.	You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you tore down houses to strengthen the wall.
11	Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.	You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool — but you did not look to Him who made it, nor regard Him who planned it long ago.
12	And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:	In that day the Lord GOD of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for shaving the head and putting on sackcloth.
13	And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.	Instead, there was joy and gladness, killing oxen, slaughtering sheep, eating meat, and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
14	And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.	The LORD of hosts revealed Himself in my hearing: "This iniquity will not be forgiven You until You die," says the Lord GOD of hosts.
15	Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,	Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: "Go to this steward, to Shebna who is in charge of the household, and say to Him,
16	What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?	'What have You here, and whom have You here, that You have cut out a tomb for Yourself here — cutting out a tomb on the height and carving a dwelling for Yourself in the rock?
17	Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.	The LORD is about to hurl You away, mighty man! He will seize You firmly
18	He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy master's house.	and roll You up tightly like a ball and throw You into a wide land. There You shall die, and there Your glorious chariots shall be — a disgrace to Your master's house.'
19	And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.	I will thrust You from Your office, and You will be pulled down from Your post.
20	And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:	In that day I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
21	And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.	I will clothe Him with Your robe and strengthen Him with Your belt. I will commit Your authority into His hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
22	And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.	I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. What he opens, no one can shut; and what he shuts, no one can open.
23	And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.	I will drive him like a peg into a firm place. He will become 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 offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.	They shall hang on him the whole honor of his father's house — offspring and offspring's children, every small vessel, from bowls to all the jars.
25	In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.	In that day, declares the LORD of hosts, the peg that was driven into the firm place will give way. It will be cut down and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off. The LORD has spoken.