The burden of the valley
of vision
. What aileth thee now
, that thou art wholly gone up
to the housetops
?
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And Elam bare
the quiver
with chariots
of men
and horsemen
, and Kir
uncovered
the shield
.
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
.
And he discovered the covering
of Judah
, and thou didst look
in that day
to the armour
of the house
of the forest
.
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
.
And ye have numbered the houses
of Jerusalem
, and the houses
have ye broken down
to fortify
the wall
.
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
.
And in that day did the Lord
GOD
of hosts
call
to weeping
, and to mourning
, and to baldness
, and to girding
with sackcloth
:
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
.
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
.
Thus saith the Lord
GOD
of hosts
, Go
, get
thee unto this treasurer
, even unto Shebna
, which is over the house
, and say ,
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
?
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away
with a mighty
captivity
, and will surely
cover
thee.
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
.
And I will drive thee from thy station
, and from thy state
shall he pull thee down
.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call
my servant
Eliakim
the son
of Hilkiah
:
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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 .