Isaiah 22:1-7

The ¹oracle concerning the ^avalley of vision.

What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the ^bhousetops?

You who were full of noise,

You roaring city, you ^aexultant town;

Your slain were ^bnot slain with the sword,

Nor ¹did they die in battle.

^aAll your rulers have fled together,

And have been captured ¹without the bow;

All of you who were found were captured together,

²Though they had fled far away.

Therefore I say, “Turn your gaze away from me,

Let me ^aweep bitterly,

Do not insist on comforting me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

^aFor Lord Yahweh of hosts has a ^bday of confusion, ^coppression, and panic

^dIn the valley of vision,

A breaking down of walls

And a crying ¹to the mountain.

^aNow Elam took up the quiver

With the chariots, ¹infantry, and horsemen;

And ^bKir uncovered the shield.

Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots,

And the horsemen took up fixed positions at the gate.