1. Here is a message about the Valley of Vision:What is the reasonthat all of you go up to the rooftops?
2. The noisy city is full of raucous sounds;the town is filled with revelry.Your slain were not cut down by the sword;they did not die in battle.
3. All your leaders ran away together – they fled to a distant place;all your refugees were captured together – they were captured without a single arrow being shot.
4. So I say:“Don’t look at me!I am weeping bitterly.Don’t try to console meconcerning the destruction of my defenseless people.”
5. For the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies,has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion.In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.
6. The Elamites picked up the quiver,and came with chariots and horsemen;the men of Kir prepared the shield.