1. What (is) to thee, that thou art wholly gone up on the house-tops?
2. Full of stirs, a noisy town, a joyous city, thy slain are not
slain with the sword nor dead in battle. 3. All thy shields fled
together--from the bow--they were found--all that were found of thee
were bound together--from afar they fled.
4. Therefore I said, Look away from me; let me weep bitterly; try not
to comfort me for the desolation of the daughter of my people. 5. For
there is a day of confusion and trampling and perplexity to the Lord
Jehovah of hosts, in the valley of vision--breaking the wall and
crying to the mountain. 6. And Elam bare a quiver, with chariots,
infantry, horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. 7. And it came to
pass (that) the choice of thy valleys were full of chariots, and the
horsemen drew up towards the gate. 8. And the covering of Judah was
removed, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house
of the forest. 9. And the breaches of the city of David ye saw, that
they were many, and ye gathered the waters of the lower pool. 10. And
the house of Jerusalem ye numbered, and ye pulled down the house to
repair the wall. 11. And a reservoir ye made between the two walls
for the waters of the old pool, and ye did not look to the Maker of
it, and the Former of it ye did not see. 12. And the Lord Jehovah of
hosts called in that day to weeping, and to mourning, and to
baldness, and to girding sackcloth; 13. and behold mirth and jollity,
slaying of oxen and killing of sheep, eating of flesh and drinking of
wine; eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. 14. And Jehovah of hosts
made a revelation to me, saying, This iniquity shall certainly not be
forgiven you until you die.