Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Isaiah 22:1-9 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. This is a messageabout Vision Valley:Why are you celebratingon the flat roofsof your houses?

2. Your city is filledwith noisy shouts.Those who lie drunkin your streetswere not killed in battle.

3. Your leaders ran away,but they were capturedwithout a fight.No matter how far they ran,they were found and caught.

4. Then I said, “Leave me alone!Let me cry bitter tears.My people have been destroyed,so don't try to comfort me.”

5. The Lord All-Powerfulhad chosen a timefor noisy shouts and confusionto fill Vision Valley,and for everyone to begthe mountains for help.

6. The people of Elam and Kirattacked with chariotsand carried shields.

7. Your most beautiful valleyswere covered with chariots;your cities were surroundedby cavalry troops.

8. Judah was left defenceless.At that time you trusted in the weapons you had stored in Forest Palace.

9. You saw the holes in the outer wall of Jerusalem, and you brought water from the lower pool.