Isaiah 22:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? | This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, | The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] oracle of | מַשָּׂ֖א | ma-SA' | H4853B | oracleמַשָּׂא (mas.sa) utterance, oracle, burden |
| [the] valley of | גֵּ֣יא | gei' | H1516R | valleyגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge |
| vision | חִזָּי֑וֹן | chi-za-YON | H2384 | visionחִזָּיוֹן (chiz.za.von) 1) vision 1a) vision (in the ecstatic state) 1a1) valley of vision (perhaps fig. of Jerusalem or Hinnom) 1b) vision (in the night) 1c) vision, oracle, prophecy (in divine communication) |
| what? | מַה־ | mah- | H4100 | whatמָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| then | אֵפ֔וֹא | 'e-FO' | H0645 | thenאֵפוֹ (e.pho) 1) then, now, so 1a) (who) then, (what) then (with interrog) 1b) then (with imperative-i.e. know then) 1c) if...then (with adv) |
| that | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| you have gone up | עָלִ֥ית | 'a-LIT | H5927G | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| all of you | כֻּלָּ֖ךְ | ku-LAKH | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| to the roofs | לַגַּגּֽוֹת׃ | la-ga-GOT | H1406 | roofגָּג (gag) 1) roof, top, housetop 1a) roof (of house) 1b) top (of altar of incense) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.