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Text -- Isaiah 22:5 (NET)

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22:5 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.
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Isa 22:5 - -- In which my people are trodden under foot by their enemies.

In which my people are trodden under foot by their enemies.

Wesley: Isa 22:5 - -- Not only men, but God himself fought against them.

Not only men, but God himself fought against them.

Wesley: Isa 22:5 - -- Of the strong cities of Judah.

Of the strong cities of Judah.

Wesley: Isa 22:5 - -- With such loud and dismal outcries as should reach to the neighbouring mountains.

With such loud and dismal outcries as should reach to the neighbouring mountains.

JFB: Isa 22:5 - -- That is, sent by or from the Lord (see on Isa 19:15; Luk 21:22-24).

That is, sent by or from the Lord (see on Isa 19:15; Luk 21:22-24).

JFB: Isa 22:5 - -- (See on Isa 22:1). Some think a valley near Ophel is meant as about to be the scene of devastation (compare see on Isa 32:13-14).

(See on Isa 22:1). Some think a valley near Ophel is meant as about to be the scene of devastation (compare see on Isa 32:13-14).

JFB: Isa 22:5 - -- That is, "a day of breaking the walls" of the city.

That is, "a day of breaking the walls" of the city.

JFB: Isa 22:5 - -- The mournful cry of the townsmen "reaches" to (MAURER translates, towards) the mountains, and is echoed back by them. JOSEPHUS describes in the very s...

The mournful cry of the townsmen "reaches" to (MAURER translates, towards) the mountains, and is echoed back by them. JOSEPHUS describes in the very same language the scene at the assault of Jerusalem under Titus. To this the prophecy, probably, refers ultimately. If, as some think, the "cry" is that of those escaping to the mountains, compare Mat 13:14; Mat 24:16, with this.

Calvin: Isa 22:5 - -- 5.It is a day of trouble He again declares that the Lord is the author of this calamity, and that the Jews may not gaze around in all directions, or ...

5.It is a day of trouble He again declares that the Lord is the author of this calamity, and that the Jews may not gaze around in all directions, or wonder that their enemies prevail against them, he pronounces that they are fighting against God. Though this doctrine is frequently taught in Scripture, still it is not superfluous, and cannot be so earnestly inculcated as not to be forgotten when we come to practice. The consequence is, that we are not humbled in the presence of our Judge, and that we direct our eyes to outward remedies rather than to God, who alone could cure our distresses. He employs the word day, as is usual in Scripture, to signify an appointed time; for when God winks at the transgressions of men, he appears to make some abatement of the claims of his rank, which, however, he may be said to receive back again at the proper and appointed time.

In the valley of vision It is not without good reason that he again calls it “the valley of vision,” for the Jews believed that they would be protected against every calamitous event, because the Lord shone on them by the word. But having ungratefully rejected his instruction, they vainly trusted that it would be of avail to them; and indeed the Lord punishes the unbelief of men, not only out of the Church, but within the Church itself; and not only so, but he begins his chastisement at the Church, so that we must not abuse the gifts of God, or vainly glory in his name. (1Pe 4:17.)

And crying to the mountain 80 This may refer either to God or to the Babylonians, or even to the exiles themselves. Conquerors raise a cry for the sake of increasing terror, and the vanquished either utter what is fitted to awaken compassion, or give vent to their grief by lamentation. The singular number may be taken for the plural, or rather it denotes that part of the city in which the temple was situated. Both meanings will agree well with the context, and it makes little difference whether we say that the enemies cried to Mount Zion, in order to encourage each other, or that, while they were destroying and plundering the city, a cry was heard in the neighboring mountains, or that the citizens themselves caused their lamentations to resound to the mountains which surrounded the plain of Judea. 81

TSK: Isa 22:5 - -- a day : Isa 37:3; 2Ki 19:3; Jer 30:7; Amo 5:18-20 treading : Isa 5:5, Isa 10:6, Isa 25:10 perplexity : Est 3:15; Mic 7:4 breaking : 2Ki 25:10; Lam 1:5...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Isa 22:5 - -- For 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 inter...

For 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 Psa 44:6; Luk 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 Isa 10:5).

In the valley of vision - In Jerusalem (see the note at Isa 22:1).

Breaking down the walls - There has been much variety in the interpretation of this place. The Septuagint renders it, ‘ In the valley of Zion they wander, from the least to the greatest; they wander upon the mountains.’ See a discussion of the various senses which the Hebrew phrase may admit, in Rosenmuller and Gesenius. Probably our common version has given the true sense, and the reference is to the fact that the walls of the city became thrown down, either in the siege or from some other cause. If this refers to the invasion of Sennacherib, though his army was destroyed, and he was unable to take the city, yet there is no improbability in the supposition that he made some breaches in the walls. Indeed this is implied in the account in 2Ch 32:5.

And of crying to the mountains - Either for help, or more probably of such a loud lamentation that it reached the surrounding hills, and was re-echoed back to the city. Or perhaps it may mean that the shout or clamor of those engaged in building or defending the walls, reached to the mountains. Compare Virg. "AEncid,"iv. 668:

- resonat magnis plangoribus aether .

Rosenmuller renders it, ‘ A cry - to the mountains!’ That is, a cry among the people to escape to the hills, and to seek refuge in the caves and fastnesses there (compare Jdg 6:2; Mat 24:16; Mar 13:14).

Poole: Isa 22:5 - -- Of treading down in which my people are trodden under foot by their insolent enemies. Of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts: this is added, partly...

Of treading down in which my people are trodden under foot by their insolent enemies.

Of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts: this is added, partly to show that this did not happen without God’ s providence; and partly to aggravate their calamity, because not only men, but God himself, fought against them.

Breaking down the walls of the strong cities of Judah ; which was done by Sennacherib, 2Ki 25:10 .

Crying to the mountains with such loud and dismal outcries as should reach to the neighbouring mountains, and make them ring again therewith.

Haydock: Isa 22:5 - -- Searching. That day beheld the Assyrians (Haydock) undermining the wall, and behaving with haughtiness (Calmet) on Mount Sion. (Haydock)

Searching. That day beheld the Assyrians (Haydock) undermining the wall, and behaving with haughtiness (Calmet) on Mount Sion. (Haydock)

Gill: Isa 22:5 - -- For it is a day of trouble,.... To Hezekiah, and also Jerusalem, and all the inhabitants of the land: and of treading down; the people of it by Se...

For it is a day of trouble,.... To Hezekiah, and also Jerusalem, and all the inhabitants of the land:

and of treading down; the people of it by Sennacherib's army, like mire in the streets, when their cities were taken by him:

and of perplexity by the Lord of hosts in the valley of vision; in Jerusalem, besieged, and threatened with desolation; which threw the king and his nobles, and all the inhabitants, into the utmost perplexity, confusion, and distress; and all this was not merely from men, nor was it by chance, but by the permission and appointment of God, to humble his people for their sins, and bring them to a sense and acknowledgment of them:

breaking down the walls: of the fenced cities, with their battering rams, at the time they besieged and took them, 2Ki 18:13,

and of crying to the mountains: looking and running to them for help and succour, for shelter and protection; and crying so loud, by reason of their distress, as that it reached the distant mountains, and made them echo with it.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 22:5 Perhaps “the hill” refers to the temple mount.

Geneva Bible: Isa 22:5 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 o...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Isa 22:1-25 - --1 The prophet laments the invasion of Jewry.8 He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy.15 He prophesies Shebna's deprivation,20 and the substitu...

MHCC: Isa 22:1-7 - --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, bu...

Matthew Henry: Isa 22:1-7 - -- The title of this prophecy is very observable. It is the burden of the valley of vision, of Judah and Jerusalem; so all agree. Fitly enough is Jer...

Keil-Delitzsch: Isa 22:4-5 - -- "Therefore I say, Look away from me, that I may weep bitterly; press me not with consolations for the destruction of the daughter of my people! For...

Constable: Isa 7:1--39:8 - --III. Israel's crisis of faith chs. 7--39 This long section of the book deals with Israel's major decision in Isa...

Constable: Isa 13:1--35:10 - --B. God's sovereignty over the nations chs. 13-35 This major section of the book emphasizes the folly of ...

Constable: Isa 13:1--23:18 - --1. Divine judgments on the nations chs. 13-23 The recurrence of the Hebrew word massa', translat...

Constable: Isa 21:1--23:18 - --The second series of five oracles chs. 21-23 Compared to the first series of oracles aga...

Constable: Isa 22:1-25 - --The oracle against Jerusalem ch. 22 As in the first series of oracles, God's people occupy the fourth place in this second series, which points farthe...

Guzik: Isa 22:1-25 - --Isaiah 22 - Judgment on Jerusalem A. Isaiah denounces the city of Jerusalem. 1. (1-4) Isaiah is grieved over a joyous city. The burden against the...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Isaiah (Book Introduction) ISAIAH, son of Amoz (not Amos); contemporary of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, in Israel, but younger than they; and of Micah, in Judah. His call to a higher deg...

JFB: Isaiah (Outline) PARABLE OF JEHOVAH'S VINEYARD. (Isa. 5:1-30) SIX DISTINCT WOES AGAINST CRIMES. (Isa. 5:8-23) (Lev 25:13; Mic 2:2). The jubilee restoration of posses...

TSK: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah has, with singular propriety, been denominated the Evangelical Prophet, on account of the number and variety of his prophecies concerning the a...

TSK: Isaiah 22 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Isa 22:1, The prophet laments the invasion of Jewry; Isa 22:8, He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy; Isa 22:15, He prophesies S...

Poole: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE ARGUMENT THE teachers of the ancient church were of two sorts: 1. Ordinary, the priests and Levites. 2. Extraordinary, the prophets. These we...

Poole: Isaiah 22 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 22 The anguish of Judah: the prophet much grieved, Isa 22:1-5 , by the Persians, Medes, and Assyrians, Isa 22:6,7 . He reproveth their huma...

MHCC: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He has been well called the evangelical prophet, on account of his numerous and...

MHCC: Isaiah 22 (Chapter Introduction) (Isa 22:1-7) The siege and taking of Jerusalem. (Isa 22:8-14) The wicked conduct of its inhabitants. (Isa 22:15-25) The displacing of Shebna, and th...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, t...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah 22 (Chapter Introduction) We have now come nearer home, for this chapter is " the burden of the valley of vision," Jerusalem; other places had their burden for the sake of ...

Constable: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and writer The title of this book of the Bible, as is true of the o...

Constable: Isaiah (Outline) Outline I. Introduction chs. 1-5 A. Israel's condition and God's solution ch. 1 ...

Constable: Isaiah Isaiah Bibliography Alexander, Joseph Addison. Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah. 1846, 1847. Revised ed. ...

Haydock: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS. INTRODUCTION. This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, (Ecclesiasticus xlviii. 25.) the great prophet; from t...

Gill: Isaiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH This book is called, in the New Testament, sometimes "the Book of the Words of the Prophet Esaias", Luk 3:4 sometimes only t...

Gill: Isaiah 22 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 22 This chapter contains two prophecies, one concerning the invasion of Judah and Jerusalem, not by the Medes and Persians, ...

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