The oracleconcerning the valleyof vision.Whatis the matter with you now,that you have allgoneup to the housetops?
Godheardthe ladcrying;and the angelof Godcalledto Hagarfrom heavenand saidto her, "Whatis the matter with you, Hagar?Do not fear,for Godhas heardthe voiceof the ladwherehe is.
The kingsaidto her, "Whatis your trouble?" And she answered,"TrulyI am a widow,for my husbandis dead.
And the kingsaidto her, "Whatis the matter with you?" And she answered,"Thiswomansaidto me, 'Giveyour sonthat we may eathim today,and we will eatmy sontomorrow.'
Whatails you, O sea,that you flee?O Jordan,that you turnback?
As the mountainssurroundJerusalem,So the LORDsurroundsHis peopleFrom thistimeforth and forever.
Where thereis novision,the peopleare unrestrained,But happyis he who keepsthe law.
The oracleconcerning BabylonwhichIsaiahthe sonof Amozsaw.
In their streetsthey have girdedthemselves with sackcloth;On their housetopsand in their squaresEveryoneis wailing,dissolvedin tears.
For the LordGODof hostshas a dayof panic,subjugationand confusionIn the valleyof vision,A breakingdownof wallsAnd a cryingto the mountain.
"The housesof Jerusalemand the housesof the kingsof Judahwill be defiledlike the placeTopheth,because of allthe houseson whoserooftopsthey burnedsacrificesto allthe heavenlyhostand pouredout drinkofferingsto othergods."'"
"Behold,I am againstyou, O valleydweller,O rockyplain,"declaresthe LORD,"You men who say,Whowill comedownagainstus? Or whowill enterinto our habitations?'
"The Chaldeanswho are fightingagainstthiscitywill enterand setthiscityon fireand burnit, with the houseswhere[people] have offeredincenseto Baalon their roofsand pouredout drinkofferingsto othergodsto provokeMe to anger.
becauseof allthe evilof the sonsof Israeland the sonsof Judahwhichthey have doneto provokeMe to anger--they, their kings,their leaders,their priests,their prophets,the menof Judahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalem.
"On allthe housetopsof Moaband in its streetsthereis lamentationeverywhere;for I have brokenMoablike an undesirablevessel,"declaresthe LORD.
Let the nationsbe arousedAnd comeup to the valleyof Jehoshaphat,For thereI will sitto judgeAllthe surroundingnations.
Multitudes,multitudesin the valleyof decision!For the dayof the LORDis nearin the valleyof decision.
Therefore[it will be] nightfor you-- withoutvision,And darknessfor you-- withoutdivination.The sunwill godown on the prophets,And the daywill becomedarkoverthem.
"And those who bowdownon the housetopsto the hostof heaven,And those who bowdown[and] swearto the LORDand [yet] swearby Milcom,
"WhatI tellyou in the darkness,speakin the light;and whatyou hear[whispered] in [your] ear,proclaimupon the housetops.
Greatin everyrespect.First of all,that they were entrustedwith the oraclesof God.
"Whenyou builda newhouse,you shall makea parapetfor your roof,so that you will not bringbloodguilton your houseifanyonefallsfrom it.
They criedto the sonsof Dan,who turnedaroundand saidto Micah,"Whatis [the matter] with you, that you have assembledtogether?"
Now behold,Saulwas comingfrom the fieldbehindthe oxen,and he said,"Whatis [the matter] with the peoplethat they weep?"So they relatedto him the wordsof the menof Jabesh.
Now the boySamuelwas ministeringto the LORDbeforeEli.And wordfrom the LORDwas rarein thosedays,visionswere infrequent.
