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Isaiah 22:1

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THE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
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  1. Jeremiah 21:13Rank 1 from verse 1
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    13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

  2. Psalms 125:2Rank 2 from verse 1
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    2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  3. Isaiah 15:3Rank 3 from verse 1
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    3In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.

  4. Joel 3:12Rank 4 from verse 1
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    12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

  5. Joel 3:14Rank 5 from verse 1
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    14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

  6. 1 Samuel 11:5Rank 6 from verse 1
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    5And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

  7. 1 Samuel 3:1Rank 7 from verse 1
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    1AND the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

  8. 2 Kings 6:28Rank 8 from verse 1
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    28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

  9. 2 Samuel 14:5Rank 9 from verse 1
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    5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

  10. Deuteronomy 22:8Rank 10 from verse 1
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    8¶ When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

  11. Genesis 21:17Rank 11 from verse 1
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    17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

  12. Isaiah 13:1Rank 12 from verse 1
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    1THE burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

  13. Jeremiah 48:38Rank 13 from verse 1
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    38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

  14. Judges 18:23Rank 14 from verse 1
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    23And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

  15. Micah 3:6Rank 15 from verse 1
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    6Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

  16. Proverbs 29:18Rank 16 from verse 1
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    18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

  17. Psalms 114:5Rank 17 from verse 1
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    5What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

  18. Psalms 147:19–20Rank 18 from verse 1
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    19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

    20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

  19. Romans 3:2Rank 19 from verse 1
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    2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

  20. Romans 9:4–5Rank 20 from verse 1
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    4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

    5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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Isaiah 22:1

COMBINED MEANING

burden

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Sense 1: A load carried; a weight, hardship, duty, or responsibility; also a solemn message laid upon a speaker. Sense 2: To weigh down or oppress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

vision

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Something seen, especially a divinely given sight or revelation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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22:1THE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

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22:2Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.

22:3All 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.

22:4Therefore 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.

22:5For 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.

22:6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

22:7And 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.

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