Isaiah 22:2

Isaiah 22:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2you town so full of commotion,

you city of tumult and revelry?

Your slain were not killed by the sword,

nor did they die in battle.

2You who were full of noise,

You tumultuous town, you jubilant city;

Your dead were not killed with the sword,

Nor 22:2 Lit dead in battledid they die in battle.

2You who were full of noise,

You boisterous town, you exultant city;

Your slain were not slain with the sword,

Nor did they die in battle.

2You [Jerusalem] who were full of noise,

A tumultuous city, a joyous and exuberant city;

Your slain were not slain [in a glorious death] with the sword,

Nor did they die in battle.

2O city of commotion,

O town of revelry?

Your slain did not die by the sword,

nor were they killed in battle.

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.