5 For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexityBy the Lord God of hostsIn the Valley of Vision—Breaking down the wallsAnd of crying to the mountain.
6 Elam bore the quiverWith chariots of men and horsemen,And Kir uncovered the shield.
7 It shall come to pass that your choicest valleysShall be full of chariots,And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 He removed the protection of Judah.You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;
9 You also saw the damage to the city of David,That it was great;And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem,And the houses you broke downTo fortify the wall.
11 You also made a reservoir between the two wallsFor the water of the old pool.But you did not look to its Maker,Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.