Isaiah 22
The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem
22:1 Here is a message about the Valley of Vision:1
What is the reason2
that all of you go up to the rooftops?
22:2 The noisy city is full of raucous sounds;
the town is filled with revelry.3
Your slain were not cut down by the sword;
they did not die in battle.4
22:35 All your leaders ran away together –
they fled to a distant place;
all your refugees6 were captured together –
they were captured without a single arrow being shot.7
“Don’t look at me!8
I am weeping bitterly.
Don’t try9 to console me
concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.”10
22:5 For the sovereign master,11 the
has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion.12
In the Valley of Vision13 people shout14
and cry out to the hill.15
22:6 The Elamites picked up the quiver,
and came with chariots and horsemen;16
the men of Kir17 prepared18 the shield.19
22:7 Your very best valleys were full of chariots;20
horsemen confidently took their positions21 at the gate.
22:8 They22 removed the defenses23 of Judah.
At that time24 you looked
for the weapons in the House of the Forest.25
in the walls of the city of David;26
you stored up water in the lower pool.
22:10 You counted the houses in Jerusalem,27
and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.28
22:11 You made a reservoir between the two walls
for the water of the old pool –
but you did not trust in29 the one who made it;30
you did not depend on31 the one who formed it long ago!
22:12 At that time the sovereign master, the
for shaved heads and sackcloth.32
22:13 But look, there is outright celebration!33
You say, “Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep,
eat meat and drink wine.
Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”34
22:14 The
22:15 This is what the sovereign master, the
“Go visit this administrator, Shebna, who supervises the palace,37 and tell him:38
22:16 ‘What right do you have to be here? What relatives do you have buried here?39
Why40 do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here?
He chisels out his burial site in an elevated place,
he carves out his tomb on a cliff.
22:17 Look, the
He will wrap you up tightly.43
22:18 He will wind you up tightly into a ball
and throw you into a wide, open land.44
There you will die,
and there with you will be your impressive chariots,45
which bring disgrace to the house of your master.46
22:19 I will remove you from47 your office;
you will be thrown down48 from your position.
22:20 “At that time49 I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah. 22:21 I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him.50 He will become a protector of51 the residents of Jerusalem and of the people52 of Judah. 22:22 I will place the key53 to the house of David on his shoulder. When he opens the door, no one can close it; when he closes the door, no one can open it. 22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place;54 he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family.55 22:24 His father’s family will gain increasing prominence because of him,56 including the offspring and the offshoots.57 All the small containers, including the bowls and all the jars will hang from this peg.’58
22:25 “At that time,”59 says the