Isaiah 22

Isaiah 22:1

AMP: The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning the Valley of Vision:What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops,

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

BSB: This is the burden against the Valley of Vision:What ails you now,that you have all gone up to the rooftops,

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

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

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

Isaiah 22:2

AMP: You [Jerusalem] who were full of noise,A tumultuous city, a joyous and exuberant city;Your slain were not slain [in a glorious death] with the sword,Nor did they die in battle.

ASV: O thou that art full of shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; thy slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.

BSB: O city of commotion,O town of revelry?Your slain did not die by the sword,nor were they killed in battle.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: Full of clamour, a populous city, a joyous city: thy slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:3

AMP: All your leaders have fled together [with your king],And have been captured without the bow [which they had thrown away];All of you who were found were taken captive together,Though they had fled far away.

ASV: All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off.

BSB: All your rulers have fled together,captured without a bow.All your fugitives were captured together,having fled to a distant place.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: All the princes are fled together, and are bound hard: all that were found, are bound together, they are fled far off.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:4

AMP: Therefore I say, “Look away from me;Let me weep bitterly.Do not try to comfort me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

ASV: Therefore said I, Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; labor not to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

BSB: Therefore I said,“Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly!Do not try to console meover the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: Therefore have I said: Depart from me, I will weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, for the devastation of the daughter of my people.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:5

AMP: For the Lord God of hosts has a day of panic and of tumult, of trampling, of confusionIn the Valley of Vision,A [day of] breaking down wallsAnd a crying [for help] to the mountain.

ASV: For it is a day of discomfiture, and of treading down, and of perplexity, from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the valley of vision; a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.

BSB: For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a dayof tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the wallsand crying to the mountains.

DARBY: 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; [a day of] breaking down the wall, and of crying to the mountain:

DRA: For it is a day of slaughter and of treading down, and of weeping to the Lord the God of hosts in the valley of vision, searching the wall, and magnificent upon the mountain.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:6

AMP: Elam took up the quiverWith the chariots, infantry and horsemen;And Kir uncovered the shield.

ASV: And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men [and] horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

BSB: Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen,and Kir uncovers the shield.

DARBY: Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield.

DRA: And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

KJV: And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

Isaiah 22:7

AMP: And it came to pass that your choicest valleys were full of chariots,And the horsemen took their fixed positions [in an offensive array] at the gate [of Jerusalem]. [2 Chr 32; Is 36]

ASV: And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

BSB: Your choicest valleys are full of chariots,and horsemen are posted at the gates.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And thy choice valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horseman shall place themselves in the gate.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:8

AMP: Then God removed the [protective] covering of Judah;And in that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest (Solomon’s armory). [1 Kin 7:2; 10:17, 21]

ASV: And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

BSB: He has uncoveredthe defenses of Judah.On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

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

DRA: And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.

KJV: And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

Isaiah 22:9

AMP: You saw that the breachesIn the wall of the City of David [the citadel of Zion] were many;You collected [within the city’s walls] the waters of the Lower Pool (Siloam).

ASV: And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

BSB: You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

DARBY: 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;

DRA: And you shall see the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you have gathered together the waters of the lower pool,

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:10

AMP: Then you counted the houses of JerusalemAnd you tore down the houses [to get materials] to fortify the city wall [by extending it].

ASV: and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;

BSB: You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.

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

DRA: And have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and broken down houses to fortify the wall.

KJV: And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

Isaiah 22:11

AMP: You also made a reservoir between the two wallsFor the waters of the Old Pool,But you did not look to its Maker,Nor did you recognize Him who planned it long ago.

ASV: ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.

BSB: You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And you made a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: and you have not looked up to the maker thereof, nor regarded him even at a distance, that wrought it long ago.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:12

AMP: ¶Therefore in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping, to mourning,To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth [in humiliation].

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

BSB: On that day the Lord GOD of Hostscalled for weeping and wailing,for shaven headsand the wearing of sackcloth.

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

DRA: And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

KJV: And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Isaiah 22:13

AMP: Instead, there is joy and jubilation,Killing of oxen and slaughtering of sheep,Eating meat and drinking wine, saying,“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”

ASV: 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.

BSB: But look, there is joy and gladness,butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,eating of meat and drinking of wine:“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And behold joy and gladness, killing calves, and slaying rams, eating flesh, and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:14

AMP: But the Lord of hosts revealed Himself in my ears,“This sin absolutely will not be forgiven youUntil you die,” says the Lord God of hosts.

ASV: And Jehovah of hosts revealed himself in mine ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

BSB: The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing:“Until your dying day,this sin of yours will never be atoned for,”says the Lord GOD of Hosts.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And the voice of the Lord of hosts was revealed in my ears: Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you till you die, saith the Lord God of hosts.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:15

AMP: ¶For the Lord God of hosts says this, “Go to this [contemptible] steward,To Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household [but is building himself a tomb worthy of a king, and say to him],

ASV: Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, [and say],

BSB: This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:

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

DRA: Thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Go, get thee in to him that dwelleth in the tabernacle, to Sobna who is over the temple: and thou shalt say to him:

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

Isaiah 22:16

AMP: ‘What business do you have here?And whom do you have here,That you have hewn out a tomb here for yourself,You who hew a sepulcher on the height,You who carve a resting place for yourself in the rock?

ASV: What doest thou here? and whom has thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a sepulchre? hewing him out a sepulchre on high, graving a habitation for himself in the rock!

BSB: What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here — to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?

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

DRA: What dost thou here, or as if thou wert somebody here? for thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, thou hast hewed out a monument carefully in a high place, a dwelling for thyself in a rock.

KJV: 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?

Isaiah 22:17

AMP: ‘Listen carefully, the Lord is about to hurl you away violently, O man;And He is about to grasp you firmly

ASV: Behold, Jehovah, like a [strong] man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

BSB: Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,

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

DRA: Behold the Lord will cause thee to be carried away, as a cock is carried away, and he will lift thee up as a garment.

KJV: Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

Isaiah 22:18

AMP: And roll you up tightly like a ballAnd toss you into a vast country;There you will dieAnd there your splendid chariots will be,You shame of your master’s house.’

ASV: He will surely wind thee round and round, [and toss thee] like a ball into a large country; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, thou shame of thy lord`s house.

BSB: roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain— a disgrace to the house of your master.

DARBY: 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!

DRA: He will crown thee with a crown of tribulation, he will toss thee like a ball into a large and spacious country: there shalt thou die, and there shall the chariot of thy glory be, the shame of the house of thy Lord.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:19

AMP: “I will depose you from your office,And you will be pulled down from your position [of importance].

ASV: And I will thrust thee from thine office; and from thy station shalt thou be pulled down.

BSB: I will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.

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

DRA: And I will drive thee out From thy station, and depose thee from thy ministry.

KJV: And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

Isaiah 22:20

AMP: “Then it will come to pass in that dayThat I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah.

ASV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

BSB: On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.

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

DRA: And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliacim the son of Helcias,

KJV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

Isaiah 22:21

AMP: “And I will clothe him with your tunic [of distinction]And tie your sash securely around him.I will entrust him with your authority;He will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

ASV: and I will cloth 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.

BSB: I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And I will clothe him with thy robe, and will strengthen him with thy girdle, and will give thy power into his hand: and he shall be as a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Juda.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:22

AMP: “Then I will set on his shoulder the key of the house of David;When he opens no one will shut,When he shuts no one will open.

ASV: 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.

BSB: I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

DARBY: 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.

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

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:23

AMP: “I will drive him like a peg in a firm place,And he will become a throne of honor and glory to his father’s house.

ASV: And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father`s house.

BSB: I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.

DARBY: And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:

DRA: And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:24

AMP: So they will hang on him all the honor and glory [the complete responsibility] of his father’s house, offspring and issue [of the family, high and low], all the least of the articles, from the bowls to all the jars.

ASV: And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father`s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the flagons.

BSB: So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots— all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, divers kinds of vessels, every little vessel, from the vessels of cups even to every instrument of music.

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:25

AMP: In that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “the peg (Eliakim) that was driven into the firm place will give way; it will even break off and fall, and the burden hanging on it will be cut off, for the Lord has spoken.”

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

BSB: In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.”Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: dummy verses inserted by amos

KJV: 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.

Isaiah 22:26

DRA: In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the peg be removed, that was fastened in the sure place: and it shall be broken and shall fall: and that which hung thereon, shall perish, because the Lord hath spoken it.