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

The pronouncement concerning the valley of vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? 2You who were full of noise, You tumultuous town, you jubilant city; Your dead were not killed with the sword, Nor did they die in battle. 3All your rulers have fled together, And have been captured without the bow; All of you who were found were taken captive together, Though they had fled far away.

Isaiah 22:1 word by word

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

• The pronouncementמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · oracleH4853
• valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516
• of visionחִזָּיוֹןchizzâyôn · visionH2384
• Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• is the matter with you nowאֵפוֹ'êphô 'êphô' · thenH645
• that you have allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• goneעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• housetopsגָּגgâg · roofH1406

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:1

• Psalms 125:2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time and forever.
• 1 Samuel 3:1Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days; visions were infrequent.
• Psalms 147:19He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
• Proverbs 29:18Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is one who keeps the Law.
• Micah 3:6Therefore it will be night for you--without vision, And darkness for you--without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will become dark over them.
• Romans 3:2Great in every respect. First, that they were entrusted with the actual words of God.
• Romans 9:4who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons and daughters, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the temple service, and the promises;
• Genesis 21:17God heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
• Judges 18:23Then they called out to the sons of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together?”
• 1 Samuel 11:5Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, and Saul said, “What is the matter with the people that they weep?” So they reported to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
• 2 Samuel 14:5And the king said to her, “What is troubling you?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
• 2 Kings 6:28Then the king said to her, “What is on your mind?” And she said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
• Psalms 114:5What ails you, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back?
• Isaiah 15:3In their streets they have put on sackcloth; On their housetops and in their public squares Everyone is wailing, overcome with weeping.
• Deuteronomy 22:8“When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, so that you will not bring guilt for bloodshed on your house if anyone falls from it.
• Jeremiah 48:38On all the housetops of Moab and in its public squares there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable vessel,” 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