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Isaiah 22

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1 The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What do you mean that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops,

2 you that are full of shoutings, tumultuous city, exultant town? Your slain are not slain by the sword, nor are they dead in battle.

3 Your rulers have all fled together; they were captured without the use of a bow. All of you who were found were captured, though they had fled far away.

4 Therefore I said: Look away from me, let me weep bitter tears; do not try to comfort me for the destruction of my beloved people.

5 For the Lord God of hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the valley of vision, a battering down of walls and a cry for help to the mountains.

6 Elam bore the quiver with chariots and cavalry, and Kir uncovered the shield.

7 Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the cavalry took their stand at the gates.

8 He has taken away the covering of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,

9 and you saw that there were many breaches in the city of David, and you collected the waters of the lower pool.

10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

11 You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or have regard for him who planned it long ago.

12 In that day the Lord God of hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth;

13 but instead there was joy and festivity, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

14 The Lord of hosts has revealed himself in my ears: Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die, says the Lord God of hosts.

15 Thus says the Lord God of hosts: Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is master of the household, and say to him:

16 What right do you have here? Who are your relatives here, that you have cut out a tomb here for yourself, cutting a tomb on the height, and carving a habitation for yourself in the rock?

17 The Lord is about to hurl you away violently, my fellow. He will seize firm hold on you,

18 whirl you round and round, and throw you like a ball into a wide land; there you shall die, and there your splendid chariots shall lie, O you disgrace to your master's house!

19 I will thrust you from your office, and you will be pulled down from your post.

20 On that day I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah,

21 and will clothe him with your robe and bind your sash on him. I will commit your authority to his hand, and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

22 I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and no one shall shut; he shall shut, and no one shall open.

23 I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his ancestral house.

24 And they will hang on him the whole weight of his ancestral house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons.

25 On that day, says the Lord of hosts, the peg that was fastened in a secure place will give way; it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on it will perish, for the Lord has spoken.

The Message Bible MSG

1 A Message concerning the Valley of Vision: What's going on here anyway? All this partying and noisemaking,

2 Shouting and cheering in the streets, the city noisy with celebrations!

3 You have no brave soldiers to honor, no combat heroes to be proud of. Your leaders were all cowards, captured without even lifting a sword, A country of cowards captured escaping the battle. You Looked, but You Never Looked to Him

4 In the midst of the shouting, I said, "Let me alone. Let me grieve by myself. Don't tell me it's going to be all right. These people are doomed. It's not all right."

5 For the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, is bringing a day noisy with mobs of people, Jostling and stampeding in the Valley of Vision, knocking down walls and hollering to the mountains, "Attack! Attack!"

6 Old enemies Elam and Kir arrive armed to the teeth - weapons and chariots and cavalry.

7 Your fine valleys are noisy with war, chariots and cavalry charging this way and that.

8 God has left Judah exposed and defenseless.

9 You found the weak places in the city walls that needed repair. You secured the water supply at the Lower Pool.

10 You took an inventory of the houses in Jerusalem and tore down some to get bricks to fortify the city wall.

11 You built a large cistern to ensure plenty of water. You looked and looked and looked, but you never looked to him who gave you this city, never once consulted the One who has long had plans for this city.

12 The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, called out on that Day, Called for a day of repentant tears, called you to dress in somber clothes of mourning.

13 But what do you do? You throw a party! Eating and drinking and dancing in the streets! You barbecue bulls and sheep, and throw a huge feast - slabs of meat, kegs of beer. "Seize the day! Eat and drink! Tomorrow we die!"

14 God-of-the-Angel-Armies whispered to me his verdict on this frivolity: "You'll pay for this outrage until the day you die." The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, says so. The Key of the Davidic Heritage

15 The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, spoke: "Come. Go to this steward, Shebna, who is in charge of all the king's affairs, and tell him:

16 What's going on here? You're an outsider here and yet you act like you own the place, make a big, fancy tomb for yourself where everyone can see it, making sure everyone will think you're important.

17 God is about to sack you, to throw you to the dogs. He'll grab you by the hair,

18 swing you round and round dizzyingly, and then let you go, sailing through the air like a ball, until you're out of sight. Where you'll land, nobody knows. And there you'll die, and all the stuff you've collected heaped on your grave. You've disgraced your master's house!

19 You're fired - and good riddance!

20 "On that Day I'll replace Shebna. I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah.

21 I'll dress him in your robe. I'll put your belt on him. I'll give him your authority. He'll be a father-leader to Jerusalem and the government of Judah.

22 I'll give him the key of the Davidic heritage. He'll have the run of the place - open any door and keep it open, lock any door and keep it locked.

23 I'll pound him like a nail into a solid wall. He'll secure the Davidic tradition.

24 Everything will hang on him - not only the fate of Davidic descendants but also the detailed daily operations of the house, including cups and cutlery.

25 "And then the Day will come," says God-of-the-Angel-Armies, "when that nail will come loose and fall out, break loose from that solid wall - and everything hanging on it will go with it." That's what will happen. God says so.