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Isaiah 22 (WEBP)

[1] The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?
[2] 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 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 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 it is a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, in the valley of vision, a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.”
[6] Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
[7] Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.
[8] He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
[9] You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
[10] You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
[11] 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] In that day, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;
[13] 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] Yahweh of Armies revealed himself in my ears, “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
[15] The Lord, Yahweh of Armies says, “Go, get yourself to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, and say,
[16] ‘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, Yahweh will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.
[18] 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] I will thrust you from your office. You will be pulled down from your station.
[20] It will happen in that day that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
[21] 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] 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] 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] 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] “In that day,” says Yahweh of Armies, “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 Yahweh has spoken it.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 22 (KJVS)

[1] The burden of the valley of vision . What aileth thee now , that thou art wholly gone up () to the housetops ?
[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 .
[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 .
[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 .
[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 .
[6] And Elam bare () the quiver with chariots of men [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 .
[8] And he discovered () the covering of Judah , and thou didst look () in that day to the armour of 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 .
[10] And ye have numbered () the houses of Jerusalem , and the houses have ye broken down () to fortify () 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 .
[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 :
[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 ().
[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 .
[15] Thus saith () the Lord GOD of hosts , Go (), get () thee unto this treasurer (), [even] unto Shebna , which [is] over the house , [and say],
[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 ?
[17] Behold, the LORD will carry thee away () with a mighty captivity , and will surely () cover () thee.
[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 lord’s house .
[19] And I will drive () thee from thy station , and from thy state shall he pull thee down ().
[20] And it shall come to pass in that day , that 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 .
[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 ().
[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 .
[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 .
[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].

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 22 (YLT)

[1] The burden of the Valley of Vision. What-to thee, now, that thou hast gone up, All of thee-to the roofs?
[2] Full of stirs-a noisy city-an exulting city, Thy pierced are not pierced of the sword, Nor dead in battle.
[3] All thy rulers fled together from the bow, Bound have been all found of thee, They have been kept bound together, Afar off they have fled.
[4] Therefore I said, ‘Look ye from me, I am bitter in my weeping, Haste not to comfort me, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.’
[5] For a day of noise, and of treading down, And of perplexity, is to the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, In the valley of vision, digging down a wall, And crying unto the mountain.
[6] And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men-horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield.
[7] And it cometh to pass, The choice of thy valleys have been full of chariots, And the horsemen place themselves diligently at the gate.
[8] And one removeth the covering of Judah, And thou lookest in that day Unto the armour of the house of the forest,
[9] And the breaches of the city of David ye have seen, For they have become many, And ye gather the waters of the lower pool,
[10] And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall.
[11] And a ditch ye made between the two walls, For the waters of the old pool, And ye have not looked unto its Maker, And its Framer of old ye have not seen.
[12] And call doth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, In that day, to weeping and to lamentation, And to baldness and to girding on of sackcloth,
[13] And lo, joy and gladness, slaying of oxen, And slaughtering of sheep, Eating of flesh, and drinking of wine, Eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
[14] And revealed it hath been in mine ears, By Jehovah of Hosts: Not pardoned is this iniquity to you, Till ye die, said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.
[15] Thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts: ‘Go, enter in unto this steward, Unto Shebna, who is over the house:
[16] What-to thee here? And who-to thee here? That thou hast hewn out to thee here-a sepulchre? Hewing on high his sepulchre, Graving in a rock a dwelling for himself.
[17] Lo, Jehovah is casting thee up and down, A casting up and down, O mighty one,
[18] And thy coverer covering, wrapping round, Wrappeth thee round, O babbler, On a land broad of sides-there thou diest, And there the chariots of thine honour Are the shame of the house of thy lord.
[19] And I have thrust thee from thy station, And from thine office he throweth thee down.
[20] And it hath come to pass, in that day, That I have called to my servant, To Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
[21] And I have clothed him with thy coat, And with thy girdle I strengthen him, And thy garment I give into his hand, And he hath been for a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And to the house of Judah.
[22] And I have placed the key Of the house of David on his shoulder, And he hath opened, and none is shutting, And hath shut, and none is opening.
[23] And I have fixed him a nail in a stedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.
[24] And they have hanged on him All the honour of the house of his father, The offspring and the issue, All vessels of small quality, From vessels of basins to all vessels of flagons.
[25] In that day-an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Moved is the nail that is fixed In a stedfast place, Yea, it hath been cut down, and hath fallen, And cut off hath been the burden that is on it, For Jehovah hath spoken!’