Isaiah 22:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ Then I said, “Leave me alone!
    Let me cry bitter tears.
My people have been destroyed,
    so don't try to comfort me.”

⁵ The Lord All-Powerful
    had chosen a time
for noisy shouts and confusion
    to fill Vision Valley,
and for everyone to beg
    the mountains for help.^[a]
6 The people of Elam and Kir^[b]
attacked with chariots^[c]
    and carried shields.