A Prophecy Against Jerusalem
1Here is a prophecy against Jerusalem that the Lord gave me. Jerusalem is also known as the Valley of Vision.
People of Jerusalem, what’s the matter with you?
Why have all of you gone up on the roofs of your houses?
2Why is your town so full of noise?
Why is your city so full of the sound of wild parties?
Those among you who died weren’t killed by swords.
They didn’t die in battle.
3All your leaders have run away.
They’ve been captured without a single arrow being shot.
All you who were caught were taken away as prisoners.
You ran off while your enemies were still far away.
4So I said, “Leave me alone.
Let me weep bitter tears.
Don’t try to comfort me.
My people have been destroyed.”
5The Lord who rules over all sent the noise of battle against you.
The Lord brought disorder and terror
to the Valley of Vision.
The walls of the city were knocked down.
Cries for help were heard in the mountains.
6Soldiers from Elam came armed with bows and arrows.
They came with their chariots and horses.
Soldiers from Kir got their shields ready.
7Your rich valleys filled up with chariots.
Horsemen took up their battle positions at your city gates.
8The Lord made Judah a place where it wasn’t safe to live anymore.
At that time, you depended
on the weapons in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
9You saw that the walls of the City of David
were broken through in many places.
You stored up water
in the Lower Pool.
10You picked out the weaker buildings in Jerusalem.
You tore them down and used their stones
to strengthen the city walls against attack.
11You built a pool between the two walls.
You used it to save the water
that was running down from the Old Pool.
But you didn’t look to the God who made it all possible.
You didn’t pay any attention to the God
who planned everything long ago.
12The Lord who rules over all
called out to you at that time.
The Lord told you to weep and cry.
He told you to tear your hair out.
And he told you to put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad.
13Instead, you are enjoying yourselves at wild parties!
You are killing cattle and sheep.
You are eating their meat and drinking wine.
You are saying, “Let’s eat and drink,
because tomorrow we’ll die.”
14I heard the Lord who rules over all speaking. “Your sin can never be paid for as long as you live,” says the Lord.
15The Lord who rules over all speaks. The Lord says,
“Go and speak to Shebna, the head servant.
He is in charge of the palace. Tell him,
16‘What are you doing here outside the city?
Who allowed you to cut out a tomb for yourself here?
Who said you could carve out your grave on the hillside?
Who allowed you to cut out your resting place in the rock?
17“ ‘Watch out, you mighty man!
The Lord is about to grab you.
He is about to throw you away.
18He will roll you up tightly like a ball.
He will throw you into a very large country.
There you will die.
And that’s where the chariots you were so proud of will be.
Those chariots will then bring nothing but shame on your master’s family!
19The Lord will remove you from your job.
You will be brought down from your high position.
20“ ‘At that time he will send for his servant Eliakim. He is the son of Hilkiah. 21The Lord will put your robe on Eliakim. He will tie your belt around him. He will hand your authority over to him. Eliakim will be like a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah. 22The Lord will give Eliakim the key of authority in David’s royal house. No one can shut what he opens. And no one can open what he shuts. 23The Lord will set him firmly in place like a peg driven into a wall. He will hold a position of honor in his family. 24The good name of his whole family will depend on him. They will be like bowls and jars hanging on a peg.
25“ ‘But a new day is coming,’ ” announces the Lord who rules over all. “ ‘At that time the peg that was driven into the wall will give way. It will break off and fall down. And the heavy load hanging on it will also fall.’ ” The Lord has spoken.
예루살렘에 대한 예언
1이것은 22:1 또는 ‘이상 골짜기에’예루살렘에 대한 말씀이다: 무슨 일인가? 어째서 모든 사람들 이 옥상으로 올라가고 있는가?
2흥청망청 떠들어대며 즐거워하던 성이여, 칼날에 죽음을 당한 것도 아닌데 네 백성이 죽어 쓰러졌구나.
3너희 지도자들은 다 도망하여 화살 하나 쏘아 보지 못하고 생포되었으며 멀리 도망한 자들도 붙잡혀 포로가 되고 말았다.
4그러므로 나를 혼자 내버려 두어 내 백성의 죽음을 슬퍼하며 통곡하게 하고 나를 위로하려 들지 말아라.
5환상의 골짜기에 전능하신 여호와께서 작정하신 공포와 짓밟힘과 혼란의 날이 왔구나. 예루살렘 성벽이 무너지고 죽음의 소리가 산골짜기에 메아리치고 있다.
6엘람 사람들은 활과 화살을 가지고 전차와 말을 타고 왔으며 기르 사람들은 방패를 들고 나왔다.
7그러므로 유다의 아름다운 골짜기에 전차가 가득하고 마병은 예루살렘 성문 앞까지 늘어섰으니
8이제는 유다의 모든 방어진이 무너지고 말았구나. 그러자 너희가 병기고에서 무기를 끄집어내고
9-10무너진 예루살렘 성벽의 수리할 곳을 찾으며 예루살렘의 모든 가옥을 조사하여 그 일부는 헐어서 그 돌을 성벽 수리하는 데 사용하고
11또 충분한 물을 확보하기 위해 옛 연못에서 흘러내리는 물을 가둘 저수지를 성 안에 만들었다. 그러나 너희는 오래 전에 이 모든 일을 계획하시고 이런 일이 일어나게 하신 하나님에게는 아무 관심도 쏟지 않았다.
12그때 전능하신 주 여호와께서 너희에게 통곡하고 슬퍼하며 머리를 밀고 굵은 삼베 옷을 입으라고 하셨으나
13오히려 너희는 기뻐하고 즐거워하며 소와 양을 잡아먹고 포도주를 마시며 “내일 죽을 텐데 먹고 마시자” 하였다.
14전능하신 여호와께서 나에게 직접 말씀하셨다. “이 죄는 그들이 죽을 때까지도 용서받지 못할 것이다. 이것은 전능한 나 여호와의 말이다.”
15전능하신 주 여호와께서 나에게 왕궁 살림을 맡은 셉나에게 가서 이렇게 전하라고 말씀하셨다.
16“네가 여기서 무엇을 하고 있느냐? 네가 무슨 권리로 이 바위산에 네 무덤을 팠느냐?
17나 여호와가 너를 단단히 붙들어
18공처럼 말아 싸서 광대한 나라에 던질 것이다. 네가 거기서 죽고 너의 화려한 마차도 거기 있을 것이며 너는 네 주인에게 수치가 될 것이다.
19내가 너를 관직에서 쫓아내고 네 지위를 낮출 것이다.
20그런 다음 내가 힐기야의 아들인 내 종 엘리야김을 불러
21그에게 네 관복을 입히고 네 띠를 매어 주고 네가 가졌던 모든 권한을 그에게 주겠다. 그는 예루살렘과 유다 사람들에게 아버지와 같은 자가 될 것이다.
22또 내가 그에게 다윗 집안의 열쇠를 줄 것이니 그가 열면 닫을 사람이 없고 그가 닫으면 열 사람이 없을 것이다.
23내가 못을 박듯이 그의 위치를 확고하게 할 것이며 그는 자기 집안 사람들에게 최대의 자랑거리가 될 것이다.
24“그러나 그의 모든 친척들과 집안 사람들이 그에게 무거운 짐이 될 것이다. 그들은 마치 못에 걸린 크고 작은 그릇처럼 그에게 잔뜩 매달릴 것이다.
25그렇게 되면 튼튼하게 박힌 그 못이 삭아 부러져서 떨어질 것이며 거기에 매달린 모든 것이 그것과 함께 떨어지고 말 것이다. 이것은 나 여호와의 말이다.”
