Isaiah 22:1

“The burden of the valley of Vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have gone up, all of you, to the rooftops,”

Isaiah 22:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:1, word by word

The burdenמַשָּׂאmasa

oracle

A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.

Where else “masa” appears
of the valleyגֵּיאge

valley

Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.

Where else “ge” appears
of Visionחִזָּיוֹןchizayon

vision

A vision: what God shows or communicates, sometimes at night or in dreams.

Where else “chizayon” appears
nowאֵפוֹאefo

then

Then; so, now.

Where else “efo” appears
you have gone upעָלִיתalit

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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to the rooftopsגַּגּוֹתgagot

roof, top

Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.

Where else “gagot” appears

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1 · This verse (above)

2full of shouting, a tumultuous city, an exultant town? Your slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.

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