¹This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: ²O city of commotion, ³All your rulers have fled together, ⁴Therefore I said, ⁵For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day ⁶Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, ⁷Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, ⁸He has uncovered ⁹On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool. ¹⁰You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall. ¹¹You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago. ¹²On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts ¹³But look, there is joy and gladness, ¹⁴The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: