Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, that you have all gone up on the roofs, New Living Translation This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision: What is happening? Why is everyone running to the rooftops? English Standard Version The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What do you mean that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops, Berean Standard Bible This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, King James Bible The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? New King James Version The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops, New American Standard Bible The pronouncement concerning the valley of vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? NASB 1995 The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? NASB 1977 The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? Legacy Standard Bible The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? Amplified Bible The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops, Christian Standard Bible A pronouncement concerning the Valley of Vision: What’s the matter with you? Why have all of you gone up to the rooftops? Holman Christian Standard Bible An oracle against the Valley of Vision: What’s the matter with you? Why have all of you gone up to the rooftops? American Standard Version The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? Contemporary English Version This is a message about Vision Valley: Why are you celebrating on the flat roofs of your houses? English Revised Version The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? GOD'S WORD® Translation This is the divine revelation about the valley of Vision. What's the matter with you? Why do all of you go up on the roofs? Good News Translation This is a message about the Valley of Vision. What is happening? Why are all the people of the city celebrating on the roofs of the houses? International Standard Version A message concerning the Valley of Vision. "What troubles you, now that you've all gone up to the rooftops, Majority Standard Bible This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, NET Bible Here is a message about the Valley of Vision: What is the reason that all of you go up to the rooftops? New Heart English Bible The burden of the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? Webster's Bible Translation The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou hast wholly gone up to the house-tops? World English Bible The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe burden of the Valley of Vision. What is [troubling] you now, that you have gone up, "" All of you—to the roofs? Young's Literal Translation The burden of the Valley of Vision. What -- to thee, now, that thou hast gone up, All of thee -- to the roofs? Smith's Literal Translation The burden of the valley of vision. What to thee now, that thou wentest up all of thee, to the roofs? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTHE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee also, that thou too art wholly gone up to the housetops? Catholic Public Domain Version The burden of the valley of vision. What does it mean to you, then, that each of you have even climbed to the rooftops? New American Bible Oracle on the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops, New Revised Standard Version The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What do you mean that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHE prophecy concerning the valley of vision. What do you see here, that you are all gone up to the housetops? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The burden of the valley of vision: “What is for you here that all of you went up to the rooftops? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The burden concerning the Valley of Vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops, Brenton Septuagint Translation THE WORD OF THE VALLEY OF SION. What has happened to thee, that now ye are all gone up to the housetops which help you not? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Valley of Vision1This 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.… Cross References Jeremiah 4:11-13 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; / a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.” / Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined! Lamentations 2:15-16 All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!” Matthew 23:37-39 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Micah 1:9-12 For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself. / Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah. / Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you. ... Zephaniah 1:10-11 On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. / Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. 2 Kings 18:13-16 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. / Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace. ... 2 Chronicles 32:1-5 After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself. / When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, / he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. ... Jeremiah 6:6-8 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. / As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me. / Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.” Ezekiel 21:20-22 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem. / For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. / In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall. Amos 6:1-7 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes. / Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? / You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. ... Hosea 5:8-9 Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin! / Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain. Zechariah 12:2-3 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem. / On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured. Matthew 24:15-16 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Mark 13:14-18 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. ... Treasury of Scripture The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you are wholly gone up to the housetops? A. Psalm 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. of vision 1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. Psalm 147:19,20 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel… Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. what Genesis 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Judges 18:23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? 1 Samuel 11:5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. that thou. Isaiah 15:3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. Deuteronomy 22:8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence. Jeremiah 48:38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Aileth Ails Burden Housetops House-Tops Matter Mean Oracle Roofs Troubles Valley Vision Wholly WordJump to Next Aileth Ails Burden Housetops House-Tops Matter Mean Oracle Roofs Troubles Valley Vision Wholly WordIsaiah 22 1. The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem8. He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy 15. He prophesies Shebna's deprivation 20. And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ. The oracle concerning the Valley of Vision The phrase "The oracle" refers to a divine message or prophecy, often carrying a sense of foreboding or judgment. In Hebrew, the word used is "מַשָּׂא" (massa), which can mean a burden or a pronouncement. This indicates that the message Isaiah is about to deliver is weighty and significant, carrying the authority of God. The "Valley of Vision" is a poetic name for Jerusalem, a city situated on a series of hills and valleys. Despite its elevated position, it is called a valley, perhaps to emphasize its spiritual lowliness or the paradox of its situation—being a place of divine revelation yet also of impending judgment. Historically, Jerusalem was the center of religious life for the Israelites, the place where God’s presence dwelt in the temple, making it a city of vision and prophecy. What troubles you now that you have all gone up to the rooftops (1) The burden of the valley of vision.--The "valley of vision" is Jerusalem, lying as it did (Jeremiah 21:13) in a valley, as compared with the hills round about it (Psalm 125:2). If we think of the prophet's dwelling as being in the lower city, in the valley of Tyrop?on, the epithet becomes still more appropriate. That valley would be to him in very deed a "valley of vision," where he saw things present and to come. Possibly the name became more characteristic from the impulse given to the prophetic dreams of all who claimed to be seers. The prophet looks out, and sees the people in a state of excitement, caused probably by the near approach of the Assyrian armies. They are "on the house-tops," the flat roofs of which were a customary place of concourse (Judges 16:27; Nehemiah 8:16), keeping their revels, as those do who meet the approach of danger with a reckless despair (Isaiah 22:13). By some commentators (Birks, Kay,) the "valley of vision" has been identified with Samaria. . . . Verses 1-14. - A PROPHECY AGAINST JERUSALEM. The prophet, present in Jerusalem, either actually, or at any rate in spirit, sees the inhabitants crowded together upon the housetops, in a state of boisterous merriment (vers. 1, 2). Outside the walls is a foreign army threatening the town (vers. 5-7). Preparations have been made for resistance, which are described (vers. 8-11); but there has been no turning to God. On the contrary, the danger has but made the bulk of the people reckless. Instead of humbling themselves and putting on sackcloth, and weeping, and appealing to God's mercy, they have determined to drown care in drink and sensual enjoyment (vers. 12, 13). Therefore the prophet is bidden to denounce woe upon them, and threaten that Jehovah will not forgive their recklessness until their death (ver. 14). There is nothing to mark very distinctly the nationality of the foreign army; but it is certainly represented as made up of contingents from many nations. Delitzsch holds that the Assyrian armies were never so made up, or, at any rate, that the nations here mentioned never served in its ranks ('Site of Paradise,' p. 237); but this is, perhaps, assuming that our knowledge on the subject is more complete and exact than is really the case. It is almost impossible to imagine any other army than the Assyrian besieging Jerusalem in Isaiah's time. Moreover, the particulars concerning the preparations made against the enemy (vers. 9-11) agree with those mentioned in 2 Chronicles 32:3-5 and 30 as made by Hezekiah against Sennacherib. And the second section of the chapter has certainly reference to this period. It seems, therefore, reasonable to regard the siege intended as that conducted by Sennacherib in his fourth year ( B.C. 701), of which we have a brief account in his annals (G. Smith, 'Eponym Canon,' p. 135, 11. 15-18). Verse 1. - The burden of the valley of vision. "The valley of vision" is only mentioned here and in ver. 5. It must have been one of the deep depressions near Jerusalem troll which there is a good view of the town. The LXX. render, "the burden of the valley of Zion." What aileth thee now? Jerusalem is addressed by the prophet, who assumes the role of a spectator, surprised at what he sees, and asks an explanation. That thou art wholly gone up to the housetops. Partly, no doubt, they went to watch the enemy and his movements, as Rosenmüller says; but still more for feasting and revelry (Judges 16:27; Nehemiah 8:16). The flat roofs of Oriental houses are often used as places of recreation and entertainment, especially in the evening (Shaw, 'Travels,' p. 211; Chardin, 'Voyages en Perse,' vol. 4. p. 116; Layard, 'Nineveh,' vol. 1. p. 177, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [This is] an oracleמַשָּׂ֖א (maś·śā) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4853: A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire concerning the Valley גֵּ֣יא (gê) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1516: A valley of Vision: חִזָּי֑וֹן (ḥiz·zā·yō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2384: A revelation, dream What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what ails you now, אֵפ֔וֹא (’ê·p̄ō·w) Conjunction Strong's 645: Here, now, then that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you have all כֻּלָּ֖ךְ (kul·lāḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every gone up עָלִ֥ית (‘ā·lîṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to the rooftops, לַגַּגּֽוֹת׃ (lag·gag·gō·wṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar Links Isaiah 22:1 NIVIsaiah 22:1 NLT Isaiah 22:1 ESV Isaiah 22:1 NASB Isaiah 22:1 KJV Isaiah 22:1 BibleApps.com Isaiah 22:1 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 22:1 Chinese Bible Isaiah 22:1 French Bible Isaiah 22:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 22:1 The burden of the valley of vision (Isa Isi Is) |
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