2. You who were full of noise,tumultuous city,exultant town?Your slain are not slain with the sword,nor killed in battle.
3. All your leaders fled away together,they were captured without use of bow;All who were found were captured together,though they had fled afar off.
4. That is why I say: Turn away from me,let me weep bitterly;Do not try to comfort mefor the ruin of the daughter of my people.
5. It is a day of panic, rout and confusion,from the Lord, the God of hosts, in the Valley of VisionWalls crash;a cry for help to the mountains.
6. Elam takes up the quiver,Aram mounts the horsesand Kir uncovers the shields.
7. Your choice valleys are filled with chariots,horses are posted at the gates—
8. and shelter over Judah is removed.On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest;
9. you saw that the breaches in the City of David were many; you collected the water of the lower pool.