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Isaiah 22

Isa. 22:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The burden
massa' (Hebrew #4853)
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
KJV usage: burden, carry away, prophecy, X they set, song, tribute.
Pronounce: mas-saw'
Origin: from 5375
of the valley
gay' (Hebrew #1516)
probably (by transmutation) from the same root as 1466 (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
KJV usage: valley.
Pronounce: gah'-ee
Origin: or (shortened) gay {gah'-ee}
of vision
chizzayown (Hebrew #2384)
a revelation, expectation by dream
KJV usage: vision.
Pronounce: khiz-zaw-yone'
Origin: from 2372
. What aileth thee now
'ephow (Hebrew #645)
from 6311; strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
KJV usage: here, now, where?
Pronounce: ay-fo'
Origin: or hephowe {ay-fo'}
, that thou art wholly gone up
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
to the housetops
gag (Hebrew #1406)
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
KJV usage: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
Pronounce: gawg
Origin: probably by reduplication from 1342
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Deut. 22:8• 8When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any one should in any wise fall from it. (Deut. 22:8)

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Burden,
Vale; Valley,
Visions

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-7:  The prophet laments the invasion of Jewry.
8-14:  He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy.
15-19:  He prophesies Shebna's deprivation,
20-25:  and the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.
A.M. cir. 3292.
B.C. cir. 712.
the valley.Jerusalem being situated in the midst of surrounding hills, and the seat of Divine revelation, is here termed "the valley of vision."
This prophecy foretells the invasion of Jerusalem by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; and probably also, by the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar.
Psa. 125:2• 2Jerusalem!--mountains are round about her, and Jehovah is round about his people, from henceforth and for evermore. (Psa. 125:2)
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Jer. 21:13• 13Behold, I am against thee, inhabitress of the valley, the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; ye that say, Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter into our dwellings? (Jer. 21:13)
of vision.
1 Sam. 3:1• 1And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent. (1 Sam. 3:1)
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Psa. 147:19‑20• 19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
 20He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah! (Psa. 147:19‑20)
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Prov. 29:18• 18Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint; but happy is he that keepeth the law. (Prov. 29:18)
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Mic. 3:6• 6therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them. (Mic. 3:6)
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Rom. 3:2• 2Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God. (Rom. 3:2)
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Rom. 9:4‑5• 4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;
 5whose are the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (Rom. 9:4‑5)
What.
Gen. 21:17• 17And God heard the voice of the lad. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad there, where he is. (Gen. 21:17)
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Judg. 18:23• 23And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? (Judg. 18:23)
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1 Sam. 11:5• 5And behold, Saul came after the oxen from the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh. (1 Sam. 11:5)
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2 Sam. 14:5• 5And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead. (2 Sam. 14:5)
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2 Kings 6:28• 28And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow. (2 Kings 6:28)
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Psa. 114:5• 5What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back? (Psa. 114:5)
that thou.The eastern houses are built with a court within, into which chiefly the windows open; those that open to the street being so obstructed with lattice work, that no one can see through them.
Whenever, therefore, any thing is to be seen or heard in the streets, any public spectacle, or any alarm, everyone immediately goes up to the house-top to satisfy his curiosity. Hence all the people running to the top of their houses, gives a lively image of a sudden general alarm.
Isa. 15:3• 3In their streets they are girded with sackcloth; on their roofs, and in their broadways, every one howleth, melted into tears. (Isa. 15:3)
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Deut. 22:8• 8When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any one should in any wise fall from it. (Deut. 22:8)
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Jer. 48:38• 38It is wholly lamentation upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the public places thereof; for I have broken Moab, like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 48:38)
• But Jerusalem too must come under judgment, as we see in chapter 22; and here again, as is so often the case, and particularly when Israel is in view, we find a double fulfillment contemplated. (“Isaiah 22” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?