Isaiah 22:1

Isaiah 22:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
• New International Version (NIV)A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What do you mean that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops,

Context of Isaiah 22:1

This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, 2O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle. 3All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.

Isaiah 22:1 word by word

מַשָּׂ֖א גֵּ֣יא חִזָּי֑וֹן מַה־לָּ֣ךְ אֵפ֔וֹא כִּֽי־עָלִ֥ית כֻּלָּ֖ךְ לַגַּגּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• the burdenמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · oracleH4853
• against the Valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516
• of Visionחִזָּיוֹןchizzâyôn · visionH2384
• Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• ails you nowאֵפוֹ'êphô 'êphô' · thenH645
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• you have allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• gone upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the rooftopsגָּגgâg · roofH1406

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:1

• Psalms 125:2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
• 1 Samuel 3:1And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
• Psalms 147:19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
• Proverbs 29:18Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
• Micah 3:6Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.
• Romans 3:2Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
• Romans 9:4the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
• Genesis 21:17Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
• Judges 18:23When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
• 1 Samuel 11:5Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
• 2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
• 2 Kings 6:28Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
• Psalms 114:5Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
• Isaiah 15:3In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.
• Deuteronomy 22:8If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
• Jeremiah 48:38On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Art - gone up to the house-tops "Are gone up to the house-tops" - The houses in the east were in ancient times, as they are still, generally, built in one and the same uniform manner. The roof or top of the house is always flat, covered with broad stones, or a strong plaster of terrace, and guarded on every side with a low parapet wall; see Deuteronomy 22:8. The terrace is frequented as much as any part of the house. On this, as the season favors, they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The burden - (see the note at Isaiah 13:1). “The valley” גיא gay' Septuagint, ́ Pharangos - Valley.‘ Chaldee, The burden of the prophecy respecting the city which dwells (that is, is built) in the valley, which the prophets have prophesied concerning it.‘ There can be no doubt that Jerusalem is intended (see Isaiah 22:9-10). It is not usual to call it “a valley,” but it may be so called, either (1) because there were several valleys “within” the city and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The siege and taking of Jerusalem. (Is. 22:1-7) The wicked conduct of its inhabitants. (Is. 22:8-14) The displacing of Shebna, and the promotion of Eliakim, applied to the Messiah. (Is. 22:15-25) Verses 1-7 Why is Jerusalem in such terror? Her slain men are not slain with the sword, but with famine; or, slain with fear, disheartened. Their rulers fled, but were overtaken. The servants of God, who foresee and warn sinners of coming miseries, are affected…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is unclear. If it refers to Jerusalem (see Isaiah 22:5), it is ironic. Jerusalem is on a hill, and people did not usually think visions came from a valley. Similarly, Jerusalem was proud of its supposed religious vision, but its people were spiritually blind (see Isaiah 6:10; 42:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-14That by Sennacherib, in the fourteenth year of Hezekiah; Is 22:8-11, the preparations for defense and securing of water exactly answer to those in 2Ch 32:4, 5, 30. "Shebna," too (Is 22:15), was scribe at this time (Is 36:3) [Maurer]. The language of Is 22:12-14, as to the infidelity and consequent utter ruin of the Jews, seems rather to foreshadow the destruction by Nebuchadnezzar in Zedekiah's reign, and cannot be restricted to Hezekiah's time [Lowth]…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:1

• Hinnom
• House
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Valley of Vision
• Discover
• Eat
• Hew
• House
• Sennacherib
• Valley
• Wilderness
• Ail
• Drunkenness

Commentaries on Isaiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings