5. Oh, what a day of crushing defeat!What a day of confusion and terrorbrought by the Lord, the lord of Heaven’s Armies,upon the Valley of Vision!The walls of Jerusalem have been broken,and cries of death echo from the mountainsides.
6. Elamites are the archers,with their chariots and charioteers.The men of Kir hold up the shields.
7. Chariots fill your beautiful valleys,and charioteers storm your gates.
8. Judah’s defenses have been stripped away.You run to the armory for your weapons.
9. You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.You store up water in the lower pool.