1 ¶ The burden of the valley of the vision. What ails thee now that thou art completely gone up to the housetops?

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

2 T hou that art full of tumults, a tumultuous city, a joyous city, thy dead are not slain with the sword nor slain in battle.

Thou that wast full of stir, a town of tumult, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.

3 A ll thy princes together fled from the bow; they were bound; all that were found in thee were bound together; the others fled far away.

All thy rulers have fled together, they are taken prisoners without the bow: all that are found of thee are made prisoners together; they were fleeing far off.

4 T herefore I said, Leave me; I will weep bitterly; do not labour to comfort me of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Therefore said I, Look away from me; let me weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

5 F or a day of trouble and of treading down and of wearing down by the Lord GOD of the hosts is sent in the valley of the vision to break down the wall and give a cry unto the mountain.

For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity, from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the valley of vision; breaking down the wall, and of crying to the mountain:

6 A lso Elam bore the quiver in a chariot of men and of horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

—Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield.

7 A nd it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the soldiers set themselves in array at the gate.

And it shall come to pass thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

8 ¶ And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the house of weapons of the forest.

And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;

9 Y e have also seen the breaches of the city of David that they are multiplied, and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

and ye have seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and ye have gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

10 A nd ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye have broken down houses to fortify the wall.

and ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and have broken down the houses to fortify the wall;

11 Y e also made a moat between the two walls with the water of the old pool, but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, nor had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

and ye have made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not had regard unto the maker thereof, neither have ye looked unto him that fashioned it long ago.

12 T herefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:

And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;

13 A nd behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine while they say, let us eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die.

and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine:—Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

14 T his was revealed in my ears by the LORD of the hosts, That surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you until ye die, saith the Lord GOD of the hosts.

And it was revealed in mine ears by Jehovah of hosts: Assuredly this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

15 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD of the hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts: Go, get thee in unto this steward, unto Shebna, who is over the house,

16 W hat hast thou here? or whom hast thou here that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here as he that hews himself out a sepulchre on a high place or that graves a habitation for himself in a rock?

What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewn thee out a sepulchre here, he that heweth out his sepulchre on high, cutting out in the rock a habitation for himself?

17 B ehold, the LORD will carry thee away in a hard captivity and will surely cover thy face.

Behold, Jehovah will hurl thee with the force of a mighty man, and will cover thee entirely.

18 H e 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 come to an end, the shame of the house of thy Lord.

Rolling thee up completely, he will roll thee as a ball into a wide country: there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, O shame of thy lord's house!

19 A nd I will drive thee from thy place, and he shall pull thee down from thy state.

And I will drive thee from thine office, and from thy station will I pull thee down.

20 A nd it shall come to pass in that day that I will call my slave Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkijah;

21 A nd 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 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.

22 A nd the key of the house of David I will lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and no one shall shut; and he shall shut, and no one shall open.

And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

23 A nd 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 I will fasten him a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:

24 A nd they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the sons and the grandsons, all the vessels of small quantity, from the cups to drink from even unto all the instruments of music.

and they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all the small vessels, as well the vessels of cups as all the vessels of flagons.

25 I n that day, saith the LORD of the hosts, the nail that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be cut down and fall and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD has spoken it.

In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in a sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for Jehovah hath spoken.