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 boisterous
town
, you aexultant
city
; 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 taken
captive
together
, 2Though they had fled
far
away.
Therefore I say
, "Turn
your eyes
away
from me, Let me aweep
bitterly
, Do not 1try
to comfort
me concerning
the destruction
of the daughter
of my people
."
aFor the Lord 1GOD
of hosts
has a bday
of panic
, csubjugation
and confusion
dIn the valley
of vision
, A breaking
down
of walls
And a crying
2to the mountain
.
aElam 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
.
And He removed the 1defense
of Judah
. In that day
you 2depended
on the weapons
of the ahouse
of the forest
,
And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city
of David
were many
; And you acollected
the waters
of the lower
pool
.
Then you counted the houses
of Jerusalem
And tore
down
houses
to fortify
the wall
.
And you made a reservoir
abetween
the two
walls
For the waters
of the bold
pool
. But you did not 1depend
on Him who made
it, Nor
did you 2take
into consideration
Him who planned
it long
ago
.
Therefore in that day the Lord
1GOD
of hosts
called
you to aweeping
, to wailing
, To bshaving
the head
and to wearing
sackcloth
.
Instead, there is agaiety and gladness
, Killing
of cattle
and slaughtering
of sheep
, Eating
of meat
and drinking
of wine
: " bLet us eat
and drink
, for tomorrow
we may die
."
But the LORD of hosts
revealed
Himself 1to me, "Surely
this
ainiquity
bshall not be 2forgiven
you cUntil
you die
," says
the Lord
3GOD
of hosts
.
Thus says
the Lord
1GOD
of hosts
, "Come
, go
to this
steward
, To aShebna
, who
is in charge
of the royal household
,
`What right do you have here
, And whom
do you have here
, That you have ahewn
a tomb
for yourself here
, You who hew
a tomb
on the height
, You who carve
a resting
place
for 1yourself in the rock
?
`Behold, the LORD
is about to hurl
you headlong
, O man
. And He is about to grasp
you firmly
And roll you tightly
like a ball
, To be acast into a vast
country
; There
you will die
And there
your splendid
chariots
will be, You shame
of your master's
house
.'
"I will adepose you from your office
, And 1I will pull
you down
from your station
.
"Then it will come about in that day
, That I will summon
My servant
aEliakim
the son
of Hilkiah
,
And I will clothe him with your tunic
And tie
your sash
securely
about him. I will entrust
him with your 1authority
, And he will become
a afather
to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
and to the house
of Judah
.
"Then I will set athe key
of the bhouse
of David
on his shoulder
, When he opens
no
one
will shut
, When he shuts
no
one
will copen
.
"I will drive him like a apeg
in a firm
place
, And he will become
a bthrone
of glory
to his father's
house
.
"So they will hang on him all
the glory
of his father's
house
, offspring
and 1issue
, all
the least
of vessels
, from bowls
to all
the jars
.
"In that day," declares
the LORD
of hosts
, "the apeg
driven
in a firm
place
will give
way
; it will even bbreak
off
and fall
, and the load
hanging on it will be cut
off
, for the cLORD
has spoken
."