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That is why I say: Turn away from me,
    let me weep bitterly;
Do not try to comfort me
    for the ruin of the daughter of my people.(A)
It is a day of panic, rout and confusion,
    from the Lord, the God of hosts, in the Valley of Vision[a]
Walls crash;
    a cry for help to the mountains.
Elam takes up the quiver,
    Aram mounts the horses
    and Kir[b] uncovers the shields.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:5 Valley of Vision: frequently identified as the Hinnom Valley, west of Jerusalem.
  2. 22:6 Elam…Kir: the Assyrian forces presumably included auxiliary troops from various places.