Isaiah 22:3 Meaning
All 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.
Context Explained
1The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 33:14
Contrasts the fate of the rulers with the righteous in Zion.
Ezekiel 34:10
God's judgment on unfaithful leaders is a recurring theme.
Source: Isaiah 22:3