Verse 5

Isaiah 22:5

New Living Translation

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5 Oh, what a day of crushing defeat! What a day of confusion and terror brought by the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, upon the Valley of Vision! The walls of Jerusalem have been broken, and cries of death echo from the mountainsides.

Original Language Text

hebrew

כִּ֣י יוֹם֩ מְהוּמָ֨ה וּ/מְבוּסָ֜ה וּ/מְבוּכָ֗ה לַֽ/אדֹנָ֧/י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּ/גֵ֣יא חִזָּי֑וֹן מְקַרְקַ֥ר קִ֖ר וְ/שׁ֥וֹעַ אֶל הָ/הָֽר

English Translation

For it is a day of tumult, and of confusion, and of perplexity for the Lord of hosts in the valley of vision, making a breach, and shouting to the mountain.

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Chapter 22 Context

1 This message came to me concerning Jerusalem — the Valley of Vision : What is happening? Why is e... Focus ↗

2 The whole city is in a terrible uproar. What do I see in this reveling city? Bodies are lying... Focus ↗

3 All your leaders have fled. They surrendered without resistance. The people tried to slip away... Focus ↗

4 That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep; do not try to comfort me. Let me cry for my people... Focus ↗

5 Oh, what a day of crushing defeat! What a day of confusion and terror brought by the Lord, the...

6 Elamites are the archers, with their chariots and charioteers. The men of Kir hold up the shie... Focus ↗

7 Chariots fill your beautiful valleys, and charioteers storm your gates. Focus ↗

8 Judah’s defenses have been stripped away. You run to the armory for your weapons. Focus ↗

9 You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. You store up water in the lower pool. Focus ↗

10 You survey the houses and tear some down for stone to strengthen the walls. Focus ↗

11 Between the city walls, you build a reservoir for water from the old pool. But you never ask f... Focus ↗

12 At that time the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, called you to weep and mourn. He told you... Focus ↗

13 But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter cattle and kill sheep. You feast on meat and dr... Focus ↗

14 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has revealed this to me: “Till the day you die, you will never be forgiv... Focus ↗

15 This is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, said to me: “Confront Shebna, the palace adminis... Focus ↗

16 “Who do you think you are, and what are you doing here, building a beautiful tomb for yourself... Focus ↗

17 For the LORD is about to hurl you away, mighty man. He is going to grab you, Focus ↗

18 crumple you into a ball, and toss you away into a distant, barren land. There you will die,<br... Focus ↗

19 “Yes, I will drive you out of office,” says the LORD. “I will pull you down from your high position. Focus ↗

20 And then I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah to replace you. Focus ↗

21 I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be... Focus ↗

22 I will give him the key to the house of David — the highest position in the royal court. When he ope... Focus ↗

23 He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall... Focus ↗

24 They will give him great responsibility, and he will bring honor to even the lowliest members of his... Focus ↗

25 But the LORD of Heaven’s Armies also says: “The time will come when I will pull out the nail that se... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 22 (25 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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