1.
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
am cir, 3292, bc 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. Psalms 125:2, Jeremiah 21:13
of vision: 1 Samuel 3:1, Psalms 147:19, Psalms 147:20, Proverbs 29:18, Micah 3:6, Romans 3:2, Romans 9:4, Romans 9:5
What: Genesis 21:17, Judges 18:23, 1 Samuel 11:5, 2 Samuel 14:5, 2 Kings 6:28, Psalms 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, anything 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. Isaiah 15:3, Deuteronomy 22:8, Jeremiah 48:38
Reciprocal: Isaiah 8:8 - he shall pass Isaiah 13:1 - burden Isaiah 13:4 - noise Jeremiah 18:22 - a cry Jeremiah 47:2 - then the Hosea 10:14 - shall a Nahum 1:1 - burden Habakkuk 1:1 - General
2.
Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
that art: Isaiah 22:12, Isaiah 22:13, Isaiah 23:7, Isaiah 32:13, Amos 6:3-6
thy slain: Isaiah 37:33, Isaiah 37:36, Jeremiah 14:18, Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 52:6, Lamentations 2:20, Lamentations 4:9, Lamentations 4:10
Reciprocal: Isaiah 14:11 - pomp Lamentations 1:1 - full Ezekiel 26:13 - General Zephaniah 2:15 - the rejoicing
3.
All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
thy rulers: Isaiah 3:1-8, 2 Kings 25:4-7, 2 Kings 25:18-21, Jeremiah 39:4-7, Jeremiah 52:24-27
by the archers: Heb. of the bow
Reciprocal: Psalms 18:35 - gentleness Jeremiah 4:9 - that the heart
4.
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Look: Ruth 1:20, Ruth 1:21, Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah 13:17, Luke 1:2
Weep bitterly: Heb. be bitter in weeping, Isaiah 33:7, Jeremiah 6:26, Micah 1:8, Matthew 26:75
labour: Psalms 77:2, Jeremiah 8:18, Jeremiah 31:15, Matthew 2:18
Reciprocal: Esther 4:1 - and cried Esther 4:3 - great mourning Isaiah 32:11 - be troubled Isaiah 51:19 - by whom Jeremiah 4:11 - daughter Jeremiah 9:18 - our eyes Jeremiah 47:2 - then the Jeremiah 48:3 - voice Lamentations 2:11 - for Ezekiel 21:6 - Sigh Ezekiel 27:31 - they shall weep Zephaniah 1:10 - the noise Zephaniah 1:14 - even Luke 21:25 - with
5.
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.
a day: Isaiah 37:3, 2 Kings 19:3, Jeremiah 30:7, Amos 5:18-20
treading: Isaiah 5:5, Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 25:10
perplexity: Esther 3:15, Micah 7:4
breaking: 2 Kings 25:10, Lamentations 1:5, Lamentations 2:2
crying: Hosea 10:8, Matthew 24:16, Luke 23:30, Revelation 6:16, Revelation 6:17
Reciprocal: Isaiah 15:5 - destruction Isaiah 32:11 - be troubled Jeremiah 47:2 - then the Ezekiel 7:7 - the day Zephaniah 1:10 - the noise Zephaniah 1:14 - even Zephaniah 1:15 - is Luke 9:7 - he Luke 21:25 - with
6.
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
Elam: Isaiah 21:2, Genesis 10:22, Jeremiah 49:35-39
Kir: Isaiah 15:1, 2 Kings 16:9, Amos 1:5, Amos 9:7
uncovered: Heb. made naked
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:1 - Elam 1 Chronicles 1:17 - Elam 1 Chronicles 19:17 - and set Jeremiah 25:25 - Elam
7.
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
thy choicest valleys: Heb. the choice of thy valleys
full: Isaiah 8:7, Isaiah 8:8, Isaiah 10:28-32, Isaiah 37:34, Jeremiah 39:1-3
at: or, toward
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 19:17 - and set Jeremiah 1:15 - and they
8.
And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
he discovered: Isaiah 36:1-3
the armour: 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 14:27, 1 Kings 14:28, Song of Solomon 4:4
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 11:5 - built 2 Chronicles 32:3 - to stop Hosea 8:14 - and Judah
9.
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
2 Kings 20:20, 2 Chronicles 32:1-6, 2 Chronicles 32:30
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:27 - the breaches 2 Kings 18:17 - the conduit of the upper pool 2 Chronicles 32:5 - he strengthened Isaiah 36:2 - the conduit Nahum 3:14 - Draw John 5:2 - pool
10.
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:18 - forgotten 2 Chronicles 11:11 - he fortified 2 Chronicles 32:5 - he strengthened Ezekiel 21:20 - the defenced
11.
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
a ditch: Nehemiah 3:16
ye have: Isaiah 8:17, Isaiah 17:7, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 37:26, 2 Chronicles 6:6, 2 Chronicles 16:7-9, Jeremiah 33:2, Jeremiah 33:3, Micah 7:7
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:18 - forgotten 2 Chronicles 11:11 - he fortified Psalms 28:5 - Because Zechariah 5:7 - talent John 5:2 - pool
12.
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
call: 2 Chronicles 35:25, Nehemiah 8:9-12, Nehemiah 9:9, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Joel 1:13, Joel 2:17, James 4:8-10, James 5:1
to baldness: Isaiah 15:2, Ezra 9:3, Job 1:20, Amos 8:10, Jonah 3:6, Micah 1:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:34 - General Exodus 33:5 - put off Leviticus 21:5 - not make baldness Leviticus 23:29 - that shall Numbers 25:6 - weeping Numbers 29:7 - afflict Judges 9:27 - did eat 2 Samuel 11:11 - shall I then 2 Samuel 12:16 - fasted 1 Kings 20:31 - put sackcloth 1 Kings 21:27 - lay in sackcloth 1 Chronicles 12:32 - understanding of the times 2 Chronicles 18:2 - Ahab Ezra 10:6 - he mourned Nehemiah 9:1 - children Esther 4:3 - great mourning Esther 4:16 - fast Job 16:15 - sewed Job 30:31 - General Psalms 69:11 - I made Psalms 137:4 - How shall Proverbs 19:10 - Delight Ecclesiastes 2:2 - It is Ecclesiastes 7:2 - better Ecclesiastes 7:14 - but Ecclesiastes 8:6 - therefore Isaiah 3:24 - baldness Isaiah 22:2 - that art Isaiah 29:9 - General Isaiah 32:13 - in the Isaiah 47:8 - given Jeremiah 4:8 - gird Jeremiah 6:26 - make thee Jeremiah 16:6 - nor cut Jeremiah 16:8 - General Jeremiah 51:39 - their heat Ezekiel 21:10 - should Ezekiel 27:31 - they shall make Daniel 5:1 - made Daniel 9:3 - with Hosea 9:1 - Rejoice Joel 1:8 - Lament Joel 2:12 - with fasting Amos 5:16 - Wailing Zechariah 7:3 - Should Matthew 9:15 - and then Matthew 24:38 - they Luke 5:35 - and Luke 17:27 - General Romans 13:13 - rioting James 4:9 - afflicted Revelation 11:3 - clothed Revelation 18:7 - much she
13.
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
behold: Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 21:4, Isaiah 21:5, Isaiah 56:12, Amos 6:3-7, Luke 17:26-29
let: Isaiah 56:12, 1 Corinthians 15:32, James 5:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:34 - eat Genesis 37:34 - General Judges 16:25 - their hearts 1 Samuel 30:16 - eating 1 Kings 4:20 - eating 2 Chronicles 18:2 - Ahab Job 21:12 - General Proverbs 23:20 - not Proverbs 23:35 - I will Ecclesiastes 2:2 - It is Ecclesiastes 3:4 - time to weep Isaiah 22:2 - that art Isaiah 29:9 - General Isaiah 32:13 - in the Isaiah 47:8 - given Ezekiel 16:49 - fulness Amos 6:4 - lie Zechariah 7:3 - Should Luke 12:19 - take Luke 15:13 - wasted Acts 14:17 - filling Romans 13:13 - rioting 1 Timothy 5:6 - she James 4:9 - afflicted James 5:1 - weep
14.
And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
it was: Isaiah 5:9, 1 Samuel 9:15, Amos 3:7
Surely: Numbers 15:25-31, 1 Samuel 3:14, Ezekiel 24:13, John 8:21-24, Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 10:27, Revelation 22:11, Revelation 22:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:1 - Gather Leviticus 11:24 - General Leviticus 15:5 - General Leviticus 15:21 - General 2 Samuel 6:23 - unto the day Isaiah 21:5 - eat Isaiah 56:12 - to morrow Ezekiel 9:5 - hearing Ezekiel 16:49 - fulness Daniel 5:1 - made
15.
Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
treasurer: 1 Chronicles 27:25, Acts 8:27
Shebna: Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 37:2, 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2
which: 1 Kings 4:6, 2 Kings 10:5
Reciprocal: Isaiah 22:25 - the nail
16.
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
What hast: Isaiah 52:5, Micah 2:10
hewed: There are some monuments still remaining in Persia, of great antiquity, says Bp. Lowth, called Naksi Rustam, which give a clear idea of Shebna's pompous design for his sepulchre. They consist of several sepulchres, each of them hewn in a high rock near the top. The front of the rock to the valley below is adorned with carved work in relief, being the outside of the sepulchre. Some of these sepulchres are about thirty feet in the perpendicular from the valley, which is itself raised perhaps about half as much by the accumulation of the earth since they were made. Isaiah 14:18, 2 Samuel 18:18, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Job 3:14, Matthew 27:60
as he: or, O he
Reciprocal: Genesis 50:5 - I have Judges 18:3 - and what hast Isaiah 22:25 - the nail Mark 15:46 - hewn Luke 16:22 - and was buried John 11:38 - It was John 19:41 - and in
17.
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
will carry: etc. or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc. Isaiah 22:18
a mighty captivity: Heb. the captivity of a man
cover: Esther 7:8, Job 9:24, Jeremiah 14:3
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 22:26 - General Ezekiel 21:24 - ye shall
18.
He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house.
surely: Isaiah 17:13, Amos 7:17
a large country: Heb. a land large of spaces
Reciprocal: Isaiah 22:17 - will carry Ezekiel 21:24 - ye shall Hosea 4:16 - as a lamb
19.
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Psalms 75:6, Psalms 75:7, Ezekiel 17:24, Luke 1:52
Reciprocal: Esther 8:2 - his ring Ezekiel 28:16 - therefore
20.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
Eliakim: Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11, Isaiah 36:22, Isaiah 37:2, 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37
21.
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
clothe: Genesis 41:42, Genesis 41:43, 1 Samuel 18:4, Esther 8:2, Esther 8:15
a father: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Genesis 45:8
Reciprocal: Numbers 20:26 - General Judges 17:10 - a father Job 12:21 - weakeneth the strength of the mighty Isaiah 45:5 - I girded thee Ezekiel 23:15 - with girdles
22.
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
And the key: As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority; so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil. To comprehend how the key could be borne on the shoulder, it will be sufficient to observe, that the ancient keys were of considerable magnitude, and much bent. Matthew 16:18, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 1:18
so he: Job 12:14, Matthew 18:18, Matthew 18:19, Revelation 3:7
Reciprocal: Numbers 20:26 - General Job 31:36 - I Isaiah 9:6 - the government
23.
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
I will: Ezra 9:8, Ecclesiastes 12:11, Zechariah 10:4
a glorious: Genesis 45:9-13, 1 Samuel 2:8, Esther 4:14, Esther 10:3, Job 36:7, Luke 22:29, Luke 22:30, Revelation 3:21
Reciprocal: Exodus 27:19 - all the pins thereof Exodus 38:20 - the pins
24.
And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
hang: Genesis 41:44, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 47:11-25, Daniel 6:1-3, Matthew 28:18, John 5:22-27, John 20:21-23
vessels of small: Ezekiel 15:3, Romans 9:22, Romans 9:23, 2 Timothy 2:20, 2 Timothy 2:21
vessels of flagons: or, instruments of viols
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 7:15 - vessels Zechariah 6:13 - bear
25.
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
the nail: Isaiah 22:15, Isaiah 22:16
the burden: Esther 9:5-14, Esther 9:24, Esther 9:25, Psalms 52:5, Psalms 146:3, Jeremiah 17:5, Jeremiah 17:6
for the: Isaiah 46:11, Isaiah 48:15, Jeremiah 4:28, Ezekiel 5:13, Ezekiel 5:15, Ezekiel 5:17, Micah 4:4
Reciprocal: Isaiah 13:1 - burden Isaiah 24:3 - the Lord