THE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 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.
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
9 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.
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
11 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.
12 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
13 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.
14 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.
15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
16 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?
17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
18 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.
19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
21 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 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.
23 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.
24 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.
25 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.

1The burden of the valley of vision. What ayleth thee now, that thou art wholly gone vp to the house toppes?

2Thou that art full of stirres, a tumultuous citie, a ioyous citie: thy slaine men are not slaine with the sword, nor dead in battell.

3All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which haue fled from farre.

4Therefore sayd I; Looke away from me, I will weepe bitterly, labour not to comfort me; because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

5For it is a day of trouble, and of treading downe, and of perplexitie by the Lord God of hostes in the valley of vision, breaking downe the walles, and of crying to the mountaines.

6And Elam bare the quiuer with charets of men and horsemen, and Kir vncouered the shield.

7And it shall come to passe that thy choicest valleys shall be full of charets, and the horsemen shall set themselues in aray at the gate.

8 And he discouered the couering of Iudah, and thou diddest looke in that day to the armour of the house of the forrest.

9Ye haue seene also the breaches of the citie of Dauid, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower poole.

10And ye haue numbred the houses of Ierusalem, and the houses haue yee broken downe to fortifie the wall.

11Ye made also a ditch betweene the two walles, for the water of the olde poole: but ye haue not looked vnto the maker thereof, neither had respect vnto him that fashioned it long agoe.

12And in that day did the Lord God of hostes call to weeping and to mourning, and to baldnesse, and to girding with sackecloth.

13And behold ioy and gladnesse, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine; let vs eate and drinke, for to morrow we shall die.

14And it was reuealed in mine eares by the Lord of hostes; surely this iniquitie shall not be purged from you, till yee die, sayth the Lord God of hostes.

15 Thus sayth the Lord God of hostes, Goe, get thee vnto this treasurer, euen vnto Shebna, which is ouer the house, and say;

16What hast thou here? And whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as hee that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graueth an habitation for himselfe in a rocke?

17Behold; the Lord will cary thee away with a mightie captiuitie, and will surely couer thee.

18He will surely violently turne and tosse thee, like a ball into a large countrey: there shalt thou die, and there the charets of thy glory shall be the shame of thy Lords house.

19And I will driue thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee downe.

20 And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will call my seruant Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah:

21And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I wil commit thy gouernment into his hand, and he shalbe a father to the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and to the house of Iudah.

22And the key of the house of Dauid will I lay vpon his shoulder: so he shall open and none shall shut, and he shall shut and none shall open.

23And I will fasten him as a naile in asure place, and he shalbe for a glorious throne to his fathers house.

24And they shall hang vpon him all the glory of his fathers house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantitie: from the vessels of cups, euen to all the vessels of flagons.

25In that day, sayth the Lord of hostes, shall the naile that is fastened in the sure place, be remooued, and be cut downe and fall: and the burden that was vpon it shall bee cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.

II == Isa 32:13

IV == Jer 4:19 ; 9:1

V == Isa 37:3 ; Lam 1:5 ; 2:2

VI == Isa 15:1 ; Jer 49:35

VIII == 1st Kings 7:2 ; 10:17

IX == 2nd Kings 20:20 ; 2nd Chr 32:4-5 , 30

XI == Neh 3:16 ; Isa 37:26

XII == Ezra 9:3 ; Isa 15:2 ; Joel 1:13 ; Mic 1:16

XIII == Isa 56:12 ; 1st Cor 15:32

XIV == 1st Sam 3:14 ; Isa 5:9 ; Ezek 24:13

XV == 1st Kings 4:6 ; 2nd Kings 18:37 ; Isa 36:3

XVI == 2nd Xam 18:18 ; Matt 27:60

XVII == Esth 7:8

XX == 2nd Kings 18:18

XXII == Job 12:14 ; Rev 3:7

XXIII == Ezra 9:8

1 Oracle of the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops,

2 O city full of noise and chaos, O wanton town! Your slain are not slain with the sword, nor killed in battle.

3 All your leaders fled away together, fled afar off; All who were in you were captured together, captured without the use of a bow.

4 At this I say: Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly; Do not try to comfort me for the ruin of the daughter of my people.

5 It is a day of panic, rout and confusion, from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, in the Valley of Vision. Walls crash; they cry for help to the mountains.

6 Elam takes up the quivers, Aram mounts the horses, and Kir uncovers the shields.

7 Your choice valleys are filled with chariots, and horses are posted at the gates,

8 and shelter over Judah is removed. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest;

9 you saw that the breaches in the City of David were many; you collected the water of the lower pool.

10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, tearing some down to strengthen the wall;

11 you made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to the city's Maker, nor did you consider him who built it long ago.

12 On that day the Lord, the GOD of hosts, called on you To weep and mourn, to shave your head and put on sackcloth.

13 But look! you feast and celebrate, you slaughter oxen and butcher sheep, You eat meat and drink wine: "Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"

14 This reaches the ears of the LORD of hosts - You shall not be pardoned this wickedness till you die, says the Lord, the GOD of hosts.

15 Thus says the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Up, go to that official, Shebna, master of the palace,

16 Who has hewn for himself a sepulcher on a height and carved his tomb in the rock: "What are you doing here, and what people have you here, that here you have hewn for yourself a tomb?"

17 The LORD shall hurl you down headlong, mortal man! He shall grip you firmly

18 And roll you up and toss you like a ball into an open land To perish there, you and the chariots you glory in, you disgrace to your master's house!

19 I will thrust you from your office and pull you down from your station.

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

21 I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

22 I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one shall open.

23 I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot, to be a place of honor for his family;

24 On him shall hang all the glory of his family: descendants and offspring, all the little dishes, from bowls to jugs.

25 On that day, says the LORD of hosts, the peg fixed in a sure spot shall give way, break off and fall, and the weight that hung on it shall be done away with; for the LORD has spoken.

v 1-7. This was possibly when Jerusalem was surrounded by Sennacherib, ch. 36, 37 and turned away temporarily. The people were celebrating on housetops and adding to their defenses, v 10, instead of trusting God. Important leaders had escaped and been captured, and Isaiah warned that the valley would be full of war chariots.

v 8-14. Hezekiah did many good preparations, including building the 1777 foot water tunnel, but instead of fasting and calling upon God, they reveled in sin.

v 15-19. Shebna’s position may have been second to the king, but he was proud and not relying on God so he was deposed and would die in a foreign country.

v 20-25. Godly, dependable Eliakim would take his place. Both talked over the wall to Sennacherib. Eliakim would do great service and be well respected, as a secure peg, but he too would be brought down when Judah went into captivity.