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Isaiah 22:5 Explained in Context

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Verse 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 of crying to the mountains.

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The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD…” at Isaiah 22:5 in “Jerusalem Feasts Instead of Grieving in the Valley of Vision.”

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  • Isaiah 22:1–14

Isaiah 22:5 belongs to “Jerusalem Feasts Instead of Grieving in the Valley of Vision.” The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD…” at Isaiah 22:5 in “Jerusalem Feasts Instead of Grieving in the Valley of Vision.” Read the surrounding movement before drawing theology or application.

Why It Needs Context

The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD…” at Isaiah 22:5 in “Jerusalem Feasts Instead of Grieving in the Valley of Vision.” The line cannot responsibly stand apart from the dated setting, surrounding images or speech, and Isaiah 22:1–14's conclusion.

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King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

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Exact location: Isaiah 22:1–14, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah

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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 22:1–14 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked

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