NASB — Isaiah 22 — KJV

The Valley of Vision

1 The Ioracle° concerning the avalley° of vision°.
  What° is the matter with you now°, that you have all° gone° up to the bhousetops°?
  2 You who° were full° of noise°,
  You boisterous° town°, you aexultant° city°;
  Your slain° were bnot slain° with the sword°,
  Nor° Idid they die° in battle°.
  3 aAll° your rulers° have fled° together°,
  [And] have been captured° Iwithout° the bow°;
  All° of you who were found° were taken° captive° together°,
  IIThough they had fled° far° away.
  4 Therefore°° I say°, “Turn° your eyes° away° from me,
  Let me aweep° bitterly°,
  Do not Itry° to comfort° me concerning° the destruction° of the daughter° of my people°.”
  5 aFor the Lord° IGOD° of hosts° has a bday° of panic°, csubjugation° and confusion°
  dIn the valley° of vision°,
  A breaking° down° of walls°
  And a crying° IIto the mountain°.
  6 aElam° took° up the quiver°
  With the chariots°, Iinfantry° [and] horsemen°;
  And bKir° uncovered° the shield°.
  7 Then your choicest° valleys° were full° of chariots°,
  And the horsemen° took° up fixed° positions° at the gate°.
  8 And He removed° the Idefense° of Judah°.
  In that day° you IIdepended° on the weapons° of the ahouse° of the forest°,
  9 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°.
  10 Then you counted° the houses° of Jerusalem°
  And tore° down° houses° to fortify° the wall°.
  11 And you made° a reservoir° abetween° the two° walls°
  For the waters° of the bold° pool°.
  But you did not Idepend° on Him who made° it,
  Nor° did you IItake° into consideration° Him who planned° it long° ago°.

[1] IOr burden of aPs 125:2; Jr 21:13; Jol 3:12, 14 bIs 15:3
[2] ILit dead in battle aIs 23:7; 32:13 bJr 14:18; Lm 2:20
[3] ILit from a bow IISo with ancient versions; Heb They fled far away aIs 21:15
[4] ILit insist aIs 15:3; Jr 9:1; Lk 19:41
[5] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IIOr against aLm 1:5; 2:2 bIs 37:3 cIs 10:6; 63:3 dIs 22:1
[6] ILit man aIs 21:2; Jr 49:35 b2K 16:9; Am 1:5; 9:7
[8] ILit screen, covering IIOr looked to, considered a1K 7:2; 10:17
[9] a2K 20:20; Ne 3:16
[11] IOr look to, consider IILit see...Him a2K 25:4; Jr 39:4 b2K 20:20; 2Ch 32:3, 4

  12 ¶ Therefore in that day° the Lord° IGOD° of hosts° called° [you] to aweeping°, to wailing°,
  To bshaving° the head° and to wearing° sackcloth°.
  13 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°.”
  14 But the LORD° of hosts° revealed° Himself Ito me,
  “Surely° this° ainiquity° bshall not be IIforgiven° you
  cUntil° you die°,” says° the Lord° IIIGOD° of hosts°.

[12] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 32:11; Jol 1:13; 2:17 bMi 1:16
[13] aIs 5:11, 22; 28:7, 8; Lk 17:26-29 bIs 56:12; 1Co 15:32
[14] ILit in my ears IILit atoned for IIIHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 13:11; 26:21; 30:13; 65:7 b1S 3:14; Ezk 24:13 cIs 65:20

15 ¶ Thus° says° the Lord° IGOD° of hosts°,
  “Come°, go° to this° steward°,
  To aShebna°, who° is in charge° of the [royal] household°,
  16 ‘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 Iyourself in the rock°?
  17 ‘Behold°, the LORD° is about to hurl° you headlong°, O man°.
  And He is about to grasp° you firmly°
  18 [And] roll° you tightly° like a ball°,
  [To be] a[cast] into a vast° country°;
  There° you will die°
  And there° your splendid° chariots° will be,
  You shame° of your master’s° house°.’
  19 “I will adepose° you from your office°,
  And II will pull° you down° from your station°.
  20 “Then it will come° about in that day°,
  That I will summon° My servant° aEliakim° the son° of Hilkiah°,
  21 And I will clothe° him with your tunic°
  And tie° your sash° securely° about him.
  I will entrust°° him with your Iauthority°,
  And he will become° a afather° to the inhabitants° of Jerusalem° and to the house° of Judah°.
  22 “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°.
  23 “I will drive° him [like] a apeg° in a firm° place°,
  And he will become° a bthrone° of glory° to his father’s° house°.
24 So they will hang° on him all° the glory° of his father’s° house°, offspring° and Iissue°, all° the least° of vessels°, from bowls°° to all° the jars°°. 25 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°.”

[15] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD a2K 18:18, 26, 37; Is 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2
[16] ILit himself a2S 18:18; 2Ch 16:14; Mt 27:60
[18] aJb 18:18; Is 17:13
[19] ISo with many ancient versions; Heb He aJb 40:11, 12; Ezk 17:24
[20] a2K 18:18; Is 36:3, 22; 37:2
[21] ILit rule aGn 45:8; Jb 29:16
[22] aRv 3:7 bIs 7:2, 13 cJb 12:14
[23] aEzr 9:8; Zc 10:4 b1S 2:8; Jb 36:7
[24] IOr perhaps, leaf
[25] aIs 22:23 bEs 9:24, 25 cIs 46:11; Mi 4:4


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The prophet lamenteth the invasion of Jewry by the Persians.

1 ¶ The burdenº of the valleyº of vision.º What² aileth thee now,º that² thou art wholly² gone upºª to the housetops?º 2 Thou that art fullº of stirs,º a tumultuousºª city,º a joyousº city:º thy slainº [men are] not² slainº with the sword,º nor² deadºª in battle.º 3 All² thy rulersº are fledºª together,º they are boundºª by the archers:º² all² that are foundºª in thee are boundºª together,º [which] have fledºª from far.º² 4 Therefore²² saidºª I, Look awayºª from² me; I will weepº bitterly,ºª labourºª not² to comfortºª me, because² of the spoilingº of the daughterº of my people.º 5 For² [it is] a dayº of trouble,º and of treading down,º and of perplexityº by the Lordº GODº of hostsº in the valleyº of vision,º breaking¹ª down² the walls,º and of cryingº to² the mountains.º 6 And Elamº bareºª the quiverº with chariotsº of menº [and] horsemen,º and Kirº uncoveredºª the shield.º 7 And it shall come to pass,² [that] thy choicest¹² valleysº shall be fullºª of chariots,º and the horsemenº shall set¹ª themselves in arrayºª at the gate.º

[1] Gn 21:17; Dt 22:8; Jg 18:23; 1S 3:1; 11:5; 2S 14:5; 2K 6:28; Ps 114:5; 125:2; 147:19; Pv 29:18; Is 15:3; Jr 21:13; 48:38; Mi 3:6; Ro 3:2; 9:4.
[2] Is 22:12; 23:7; 32:13; 37:33, 36; Jr 14:18; 38:2; 52:6; Lm 2:20; 4:9; Am 6:3.
[3] 2K 25:4, 18; Is 3:1; Jr 39:4; 52:24.
[4] Ru 1:20; Ps 77:2; Is 33:7; Jr 4:19; 6:26; 8:18; 9:1; 13:17; 31:15; Mi 1:8; Mt 2:18; 26:75; Lk 1:2.
[5] 2K 19:3; 25:10; Es 3:15; Is 5:5; 10:6; 25:10; 37:3; Jr 30:7; Lm 1:5; 2:2; Ho 10:8; Am 5:18; Mi 7:4; Mt 24:16; Lk 23:30; Rv 6:16.
[6] Gn 10:22; 2K 16:9; Is 15:1; 21:2; Jr 49:35; Am 1:5; 9:7.
[7] Is 8:7; 10:28; 37:34; Jr 39:1.

He reproveth their human wisdom and worldly joy.

8 ¶ And he discoveredºª² the coveringº of Judah,º and thou didst lookºª in that² dayº to² the armourº of the houseº of the forest.º 9 Ye have seenºª also the breachesº of the cityº of David,º that² they are many:ºª and ye gathered togetherºª² the watersº of the lowerº pool.º 10 And ye have numberedºª the housesº of Jerusalem,º and the housesº have ye broken downºª to fortifyºª the wall.º 11 Ye madeºª also a ditchº between² the two wallsº for the waterº of the oldº pool:º but ye have not² lookedºª unto² the makerºª thereof, neither² had respectºª unto him that fashionedºª it long ago.º² 12 And in that² dayº did the Lordº GODº of hostsº callºª to weeping,º and to mourning,º and to baldness,º and to girdingºª with sackcloth:º 13 And behold² joyº and gladness,º slayingºª oxen,º and killingºª sheep,º eatingºª flesh,º and drinkingºª wine:º let us eatºª and drink;ºª for² to morrowº we shall die.ºª 14 And it was revealedºª in mine earsº by the LORDº of hosts,º Surely² this² iniquityº shall not be purgedºª from you till² ye die,ºª saithºª the Lordº GODº of hosts.º

[8] 1K 7:2; 10:17; 14:27; So 4:4; Is 36:1.
[9] 2K 20:20; 2Ch 32:1, 30.
[11] 2Ch 6:6; 16:7; Ne 3:16; Is 8:17; 17:7; 31:1; 37:26; Jr 33:2; Mi 7:7.
[12] 2Ch 35:25; Ezr 9:3; Ne 8:9; 9:9; Jb 1:20; Ec 3:4, 11; Is 15:2; Jol 1:13; 2:17; Am 8:10; Jna 3:6; Mi 1:16; Jm 4:8; 5:1.
[13] Is 5:12; 21:4; 56:12; Am 6:3; Lk 17:26; 1Co 15:32; Jm 5:5.
[14] Nu 15:25; 1S 3:14; 9:15; Is 5:9; Ezk 24:13; Am 3:7; Jn 8:21; He 10:26; Rv 22:11.

He prophesieth Shebna's deprivation,

15 ¶ Thus² saithºª the Lordº GODº of hosts,º Go,¹ª² getºª thee unto² this² treasurer,ºª [even] unto² Shebna,º which² [is] over² the house,º [and say], 16 What² hast thou here?² and whom² hast thou here,² that² thou hast hewed thee outºª a sepulchreº here,º [as] he that heweth him outºª a sepulchreº on high,º [and] that gravethºª an habitationº for himself in a rock?º 17 Behold,² the LORDº will carry thee awayºª with a mightyº captivity,º and will surely¹ª coverºª thee. 18 He will surely¹ª violently turnºª and tossº thee [like] a ballº into² a largeºº country:º there² shalt thou die,ºª and there² the chariotsº of thy gloryº [shall be] the shameº of thy lord'sº house.º 19 And I will driveºª thee from thy station,º² and from thy stateº² shall he pull thee down.ºª

[15] 1K 4:6; 2K 10:5; 18:18, 37; 19:2; 1Ch 27:25; Is 36:3; 37:2; Ac 8:27.
[16] 2S 18:18; 2Ch 16:14; Jb 3:14; Is 14:18; 52:5; Mi 2:10; Mt 27:60.
[17] Es 7:8; Jb 9:24; Is 22:18; Jr 14:3.
[18] Is 17:13; Am 7:17.
[19] Jb 40:11; Ps 75:6; Ezk 17:24; Lk 1:52.

and Eliakim prefiguring the Kingdom of Christ, his substitution.

20 ¶ And it shall come to pass² in that² day,º that I will callºª my servantº Eliakimº the sonº of Hilkiah:º 21 And I will clotheºª him with thy robe,º and strengthenºª him with thy girdle,º and I will commitºª thy governmentº into his hand:º and he shall be² a fatherº to the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º and to the houseº of Judah.º 22 And the keyº of the houseº of Davidº will I layºª upon² his shoulder;º so he shall open,ºª and none² shall shut;ºª and he shall shut,ºª and none² shall open.ºª 23 And I will fastenºª him [as] a nailº in a sureºª place;º and he shall be² for a gloriousº throneº to his father'sº house.º 24 And they shall hangºª upon² him all² the gloryº of his father'sº house,º the offspringº and the issue,º all² vesselsº of small¹ quantity,² from the vesselsº² of cups,º even to² all² the vesselsº of flagons.º 25 In that² day,º saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º shall the nailº that is fastenedºª in the sureºª placeº be removed,ºª and be cut down,ºª and fall;ºª and the burdenº that² [was] upon² it shall be cut off:ºª for² the LORDº hath spokenºª [it].

[20] 2K 18:18, 37; Is 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2.
[21] Gn 41:42; 45:8; 1S 18:4; Es 8:2, 15; Is 9:6.
[22] Jb 12:14; Mt 16:18; 18:18; Rv 1:18; 3:7.
[23] Gn 45:9; 1S 2:8; Ezr 9:8; Es 4:14; 10:3; Jb 36:7; Ec 12:11; Zc 10:4; Lk 22:29; Rv 3:21.
[24] Gn 41:44; 47:11; Ezk 15:3; Dn 6:1; Mt 28:18; Jn 5:22; 20:21; Ro 9:22; 2Ti 2:20.
[25] Es 9:5, 24; Ps 52:5; 146:3; Is 22:15; 46:11; 48:15; Jr 4:28; 17:5; Ezk 5:13, 15, 17; Mi 4:4.


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