New English Translation
Isaiah 22:5
5For the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.
Isaiah 22:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord, the Lord Almighty, has a day of tumult and trampling and terror in the Valley of Vision, a day of battering down walls and of crying out to the mountains.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord God of hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the valley of vision, a battering down of walls and a shouting to the mountains.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity By the Lord God of hosts In the Valley of Vision— Breaking down the walls And of crying to the mountain.
Context of Isaiah 22:5
3All your leaders ran away together – they fled to a distant place; all your refugees were captured together – they were captured without a single arrow being shot. 4So I say: “Don’t look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don’t try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.” For the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill. 6The Elamites picked up the quiver, and came with chariots and horsemen; the men of Kir prepared the shield. 7Your very best valleys were full of chariots; horsemen confidently took their positions at the gate.
Read all of Isaiah 22Isaiah 22:5 word by word
כִּ֣י יוֹם֩ מְהוּמָ֨ה וּמְבוּסָ֜ה וּמְבוּכָ֗ה לַֽאדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּגֵ֣יא חִזָּי֑וֹן מְקַרְקַ֥ר קִ֖ר וְשׁ֥וֹעַ אֶל־הָהָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of troubleמְהוּמָהmehûmâh · tumultH4103
- and of treading downמְבוּסָהmebûsâh · subjugationH4001
- and of perplexityמְבוּכָהmebûkâh · confusionH3998
- by the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- in the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516
- of visionחִזָּיוֹןchizzâyôn · visionH2384
- breakingקָרַרqûr · to destroyH6979
- down the wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- and of cryingשׁוֹעַshôa‛ · cryH7771
- to the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
Cross-references for Isaiah 22:5
- Isaiah 37:3“This is what Hezekiah says: ‘This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.
- 2 Kings 19:3“This is what Hezekiah says: ‘This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.
- Jeremiah 30:7Alas, what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob, but some of them will be rescued out of it.
- Amos 5:18Woe to those who wish for the day of the Lord! Why do you want the Lord’s day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
- Isaiah 5:5Now I will inform you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge and turn it into pasture, I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there.
- Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
- Isaiah 25:10For the Lord’s power will make this mountain secure. Moab will be trampled down where it stands, as a heap of straw is trampled down in a manure pile.
- Esther 3:15The messengers scurried forth with the king’s order. The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar!
- Micah 7:4The best of them is like a thorn; the most godly among them are more dangerous than a row of thorn bushes. The day you try to avoid by posting watchmen – your appointed time of punishment – is on the way, and then you will experience confusion.
- 2 Kings 25:10The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.
- Lamentations 1:5Her foes subjugated her; her enemies are at ease. For the Lord afflicted her because of her many acts of rebellion. Her children went away captive before the enemy. ו (Vav)
- Lamentations 2:2The Lord destroyed mercilessly all the homes of Jacob’s descendants. In his anger he tore down the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. ג (Gimel)
- Hosea 10:8The high places of the “House of Wickedness” will be destroyed; it is the place where Israel sins. Thorns and thistles will grow up over its altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
- Matthew 24:16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
- Luke 23:30Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
- Revelation 6:16They said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,
Commentaries on Isaiah 22:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For it is a day of trouble and of treading down - When our enemies trample on everything sacred and dear to us, and endanger all our best interests (see Psalm 44:6; Luke 21:24). And of perplexity - In which we know not what to do. We are embarrassed, and know not where to look for relief. By the Lord God of hosts - That is, he is the efficient cause of all this. It has come upon us under his providence, and by his direction (see the note at Isaiah 10:5)…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The invading Babylonians broke Jerusalem's walls using battering rams (2 Kings 25:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. trouble ... by the Lord--that is, sent by or from the Lord (see on Is 19:15; Lu 21:22-24). valley of vision--(See on Is 22:1). Some think a valley near Ophel is meant as about to be the scene of devastation (compare see on Is 32:13,14). breaking ... walls--that is, "a day of breaking the walls" of the city. crying to the mountains--the mournful cry of the townsmen "reaches" to (Maurer translates, towards) the mountains, and is echoed back by them…Read the comment
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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
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