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Book of Isaiah, Chapter 22

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Chapter 22 of Isaiah—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ The pronouncement of the valley of the vision:[a]1 What is the matter with you,[b] then, that you have gone up in your entirety to the roofs?2
  2. With turmoil you were full, a boisterous city, an exultant town.3 Your slain ones are not those slain with the sword, nor those dead in battle.4
  3. All your dictators5 themselves have fled at one time.6 Without [need of] a bow they have been taken prisoner. All those of you who have been found have been taken prisoner together.7 Far off they had run away.
  4. ¶ That is why I have said: “Turn YOUR gaze away from me. I will show bitterness in weeping.8 Do not YOU people insist on comforting me over the despoiling of the daughter of my people.9
  5. For it is the day of confusion10 and of downtreading11 and of confounding12 that the Sovereign Lord, Jehovah of armies, has in the valley of the vision.[c] There is the demolisher of the wall,13 and the cry[d] to the mountain.14
  6. And Eʹlam15 itself has taken up the quiver, in the war chariot of earthling man, [with] steeds; and Kir16 itself has uncovered the shield.
  7. And it will occur that the choicest of your[e] low plains must become full of war chariots, and the very steeds must without fail set themselves in position at the gate,
  8. and one will remove the screen of Judah. And you will look in that day toward the armory17 of the house of the forest,18
  9. and YOU people will certainly see the very breaches of the City of David, for they will actually be many.19 And YOU will collect the waters of the lower pool.20
  10. And the houses of Jerusalem YOU will actually count. YOU will also pull down the houses to make the wall21 unattainable.
  11. And there will be a collecting basin that YOU must make between the two walls for the waters of the old pool.22 And YOU will certainly not look at the grand maker of it, and the one forming it long ago YOU will certainly not see.
  12. ¶ “And the Sovereign23 Lord, Jehovah of armies, will call in that day for weeping24 and for mourning and for baldness and for girding on sackcloth.25
  13. But, look! exultation and rejoicing, the killing of cattle and the slaughtering of sheep, the eating of flesh and the drinking of wine,26 ‘Let there be eating and drinking, for tomorrow we shall die.’”27
  14. ¶ And in my ears Jehovah of armies has revealed himself:28 “‘This error will not be atoned29 for in YOUR behalf until YOU people die,’30 the Sovereign Lord, Jehovah of armies, has said.”
  15. ¶ This is what the Sovereign Lord, Jehovah of armies, has said: “Go, enter in to this steward,[f] to Shebʹna,31 who is over the house,32
  16. ‘What is there of interest to you here, and who is there of interest to you here, that you have hewed out for yourself here a burial place?’33 On a height he is hewing out his burial place; in a crag he is cutting out a residence for himself.
  17. ‘Look! Jehovah is hurling you down with violent hurling, O able-bodied man, and grasping you forcibly.
  18. Without fail he will wrap you up tightly,[g] like a ball for a wide land.[h] There you will die, and there the chariots of your glory will be the dishonor of the house of your master.[i]
  19. And I will push you away from your position;[j] and from your official standing[k] one will tear you down.34
  20. ¶ “‘And it must occur in that day that I will call my servant,[l]35 namely, E·liʹa·kim36 the son of Hil·kiʹah.[m]37
  21. And I will clothe him with your robe, and your sash I shall firmly bind about him,38 and your dominion[n] I shall give into his hand; and he must become a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.39
  22. And I will put the key40 of the house of David upon his shoulder, and he must open without anyone’s shutting, and he must shut without anyone’s opening.41
  23. And I will drive him in as a peg42 in a lasting place, and he must become as a throne of glory to the house of his father.43
  24. And they must hang upon him all the glory of the house of his father, the descendants and the offshoots, all the vessels of the small sort, the vessels of the bowl sort as well as all the vessels of the large jars.
  25. ¶ “‘In that day,’ is the utterance of Jehovah of armies, ‘the peg44 that is driven in a lasting place will be removed,45 and it must be hewn down and fall, and the load that is upon it must be cut off, for Jehovah himself has spoken [it].’”46

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “The vision,” MVg; LXX, “Zion.”
  2. ^ “You,” fem., addressed to the “city,” fem., in vs 2.
  3. ^ “The vision,” MVg; LXX, “Zion.”
  4. ^ “Cry,” either a cry for help or a war cry.
  5. ^ “Your,” fem. sing., referring to the “daughter of my people” in vs 4.
  6. ^ “This steward.” Heb., has·so·khenʹ haz·zehʹ.
  7. ^ Lit., “with a wrapping (winding).”
  8. ^ Lit., “a land broad on both sides (hands).”
  9. ^ “Your master.” Heb., ʼadho·neyʹkha, pl. of ʼa·dhohnʹ, to denote excellence.
  10. ^ Or, “office.”
  11. ^ Or, “your function.”
  12. ^ Lit., “to my servant.” Heb., leʽav·diʹ; Lat., serʹvum meʹum.
  13. ^ Meaning “My Portion Is Jehovah.” Heb., Chil·qi·yaʹhu.
  14. ^ “And your dominion.” Heb., u·mem·shel·tekhaʹ; Gr., oi·ko·no·miʹan sou, “your stewardship.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Is 1:1; 13:1; 22:5; Je 6:6
  2. ^ Is 15:3; Je 48:38
  3. ^ Is 32:13; Am 6:6
  4. ^ Is 3:1; Je 14:18; 38:2; La 4:9
  5. ^ Is 1:10
  6. ^ 2Ki 25:4; Je 39:4; 52:7
  7. ^ Je 52:24
  8. ^ Is 33:7; Je 4:19; 6:26; 9:1; Mc 1:8
  9. ^ Je 8:18; 31:15
  10. ^ Je 30:5; Am 5:18
  11. ^ Is 5:5; 10:6
  12. ^ Mc 7:4
  13. ^ 2Ki 25:10; Ne 1:3; La 2:2
  14. ^ Ho 10:8; Lu 23:30; Re 6:16
  15. ^ Ge 10:22; Is 21:2
  16. ^ 2Ki 16:9; Am 1:5
  17. ^ Ne 3:19
  18. ^ 1Ki 7:2
  19. ^ 2Ki 25:10; Je 52:7
  20. ^ 2Ki 20:20; 2Ch 32:30; Ne 3:15; Jn 9:7
  21. ^ Ne 1:3
  22. ^ 2Ki 18:17; Is 7:3; 36:2
  23. ^ Ac 4:24
  24. ^ Ne 8:9; Is 15:3; Jl 2:17
  25. ^ Jb 1:20; Am 8:10; Mc 1:16
  26. ^ Is 5:12; 56:12; Am 6:4; Lu 17:27
  27. ^ Is 21:5; 1Co 15:32; Jm 5:5
  28. ^ Is 5:9; Am 3:7
  29. ^ Is 1:11; Je 15:1; Eze 24:13; Heb 10:26
  30. ^ Le 26:31
  31. ^ 2Ki 18:37; 19:2; Is 36:3; 37:2
  32. ^ 2Ki 10:5
  33. ^ Is 14:18; Mt 27:60
  34. ^ Jb 40:11; Ps 75:7; Lu 1:52
  35. ^ Mt 24:45; 1Co 4:2
  36. ^ 2Ki 18:18, 37; Is 36:3
  37. ^ 2Ki 18:26
  38. ^ Ge 41:42; 1Sa 18:4; Es 8:15
  39. ^ Ge 45:8
  40. ^ 1Ch 9:27; Re 3:7
  41. ^ Mt 18:18
  42. ^ Ezr 9:8
  43. ^ Ge 45:9; 1Sa 2:8; Lu 22:30; Re 3:21
  44. ^ Is 22:15
  45. ^ Is 22:17
  46. ^ Is 46:11; Je 4:28

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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