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Isaiah 22:1
1A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs,
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?
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision: What is happening? Why is everyone running to the rooftops?
Context of Isaiah 22:1
A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs, 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. 3All 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.
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מַשָּׂ֖א גֵּ֣יא חִזָּי֑וֹן מַה־לָּ֣ךְ אֵפ֔וֹא כִּֽי־עָלִ֥ית כֻּלָּ֖ךְ לַגַּגּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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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 3:1The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.
- Psalms 147:19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
- Proverbs 29:18Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
- Micah 3:6Therefore night will come over you, without visions, and darkness, without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will go dark for them.
- Romans 3:2Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.
- Romans 9:4the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship 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, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
- Judges 18:23As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”
- 1 Samuel 11:5Just then Saul was returning from the fields, behind his oxen, and he asked, “What is wrong with everyone? Why are they weeping?” Then they repeated to him what the men of Jabesh had said.
- 2 Samuel 14:5The king asked her, “What is troubling you?” She said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
- 2 Kings 6:28Then he asked her, “What’s the matter?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him today, and tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’
- Psalms 114:5Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
- Isaiah 15:3In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.
- Deuteronomy 22:8When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof.
- Jeremiah 48:38On all the roofs in Moab and in the public squares there is nothing but mourning, for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants,” 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
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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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