Isaiah 22:3

Isaiah 22:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
• New International Version (NIV)All your leaders have fled together; they have been captured without using the bow. All you who were caught were taken prisoner together, having fled while the enemy was still far away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All your leaders have fled together; without the bow they were captured. All of you who were found were captured, though they had fled far away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All your rulers have fled together; They are captured by the archers. All who are found in you are bound together; They have fled from afar.

Context of Isaiah 22:3

1This is a message about the city that is called ‘Vision Valley’. What are you doing? You have all climbed up on the roofs of your houses! 2Your city is full of the noise of parties, and people are shouting. It was not war that killed the people who are lying in your streets. They did not die in a battle. When the enemy came, all your leaders ran far away. The enemy caught all your people. They caught them all and they did not need to shoot any arrows! 4So I say, ‘Leave me alone! Let me weep with many tears. The enemy has killed many of my people, so do not try to comfort me.’ 5The Lord, the Almighty Lord, has decided to bring great trouble to Vision Valley. It is a day of fear. People run here and there because they do not know what to do. The enemy knocks down the city's walls. People shout to the hills for help.

Isaiah 22:3 word by word

כָּל־קְצִינַ֥יִךְ נָֽדְדוּ־יַ֖חַד מִקֶּ֣שֶׁת אֻסָּ֑רוּ כָּל־נִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙ אֻסְּר֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו מֵרָח֖וֹק בָּרָֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All thy rulersקָצִיןqâtsîyn · chiefH7101
• are fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• they are boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• by the archersקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• all that are foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• have fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• from farרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:3

• Isaiah 3:1Listen to this! I will show you what the Lord, the Almighty Lord, will do. He will remove from Jerusalem and Judah everything that people trust to help them. He will take away even their food and their water.
• 2 Kings 25:4Then Babylon's army broke down Jerusalem's wall so that they could go into the city. Their soldiers were all around the city. So the king of Judah and all his army tried to escape in the night. They went through the gate that was near the king's garden. The path went between the two walls of the city. They ran towards the Jordan Valley.
• Jeremiah 39:4King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers tried to escape when they saw them. They left the city at night. They took a path through the king's garden and went through the gate between the two walls of the city. Then they ran towards the Jordan Valley.
• Jeremiah 52:24Captain Nebuzaradan took hold of these people: Seraiah, the leader of the priests. Zephaniah, the next most important priest. The three temple guards.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3All thy rulers - are bound by the archers "All thy leaders - are fled from the bow" - There seems to be somewhat of an inconsistency in the sense according to the present reading. If the leaders were bound, אסרו usseru, how could they flee away? for their being bound, according to the obvious construction and course of the sentence, is a circumstance prior to their flight. I therefore follow Houbigant, who reads הסרו huseru, remoti sunt, "they are gone…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3All thy rulers are fled together - The general idea in this verse is plain. It is designed to describe the consternation which would take place on the approach of the invader, and especially the timidity and flight of those on whom the city relied for protection and defense. Hence, instead of entering calmly and firmly on the work of defense, no inconsiderable part of the rulers of the city are represented as fleeing from the city, and refusing to remain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Leaders might try to flee, but they would not escape (see 2 Kings 25:4–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. rulers--rather, "generals" (Jos 10:24; Jud 11:6, 11). bound--rather, "are taken." by the archers--literally, "by the bow"; so Is 21:17. Bowmen were the light troops, whose province it was to skirmish in front and (2Ki 6:22) pursue fugitives (2Ki 25:5); this verse applies better to the attack of Nebuchadnezzar than that of Sennacherib. all ... in thee--all found in the city (Is 13:15), not merely the "rulers" or generals. fled from far--those who had…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:3

• Archery
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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