Isaiah 22:1 - Exposition

The burden of the valley of vision . "The valley of vision" is only mentioned here and in Isaiah 22:5 . It must have been one of the deep depressions near Jerusalem troll which there is a good view of the town. The LXX . render, "the burden of the valley of Zion ." What aileth thee now ? Jerusalem is addressed by the prophet, who assumes the role of a spectator, surprised at what he sees , and asks an explanation. That thou art wholly gone up to the housetops . Partly, no doubt, they went to watch the enemy anti his movements, as Rosenmüller says; but still more for feasting and revelry ( 16:27 ; Nehemiah 8:16 ). The flat roofs of Oriental houses are often used as places of recreation and entertainment, especially in the evening.