# Isaiah 22.5

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**Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. 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. 4. 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.
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> **5. 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.**
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> 6. And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield. 7. And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate. (Isaiah 22:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. All your rulers fled away together. They were bound by the archers. All who were found by you were bound together. They fled far away. 4. Therefore I said, “Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don’t labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
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> **5. For it is a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity, from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, in the valley of vision; a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.”**
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> 6. Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield. 7. Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate. (Isaiah 22:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. 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. <sup>by: Heb. of the bow</sup> 4. 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. <sup>weep: Heb. be bitter in weeping</sup>
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> **5. 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.**
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> 6. And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. <sup>uncovered: Heb. made naked</sup> 7. 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. <sup>thy: Heb. the choice of thy valleys</sup> <sup>at: or, towards</sup> (Isaiah 22:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. All thy rulers fled together from the bow, Bound have been all found of thee, They have been kept bound together, Afar off they have fled. 4. Therefore I said, 'Look ye from me, I am bitter in my weeping, Haste not to comfort me, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.'
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> **5. For a day of noise, and of treading down, And of perplexity, [is] to the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, In the valley of vision, digging down a wall, And crying unto the mountain.**
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> 6. And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men, horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield. 7. And it cometh to pass, The choice of thy valleys have been full of chariots, And the horsemen place themselves diligently at the gate. (Isaiah 22:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.