“The Valley of Vision” (22:1, 5) is an obscure reference to Jerusalem. The context of this oracle (22:1–14) is best set in the events of 701 BC, when Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem was lifted. Judah lay in ruins and Jerusalem had paid a dear price for freedom. The leaders had not been loyal, and the soldiers were butchered without honor. While the people rejoice in their freedom, Isaiah is disconcerted. He must weep bitterly over what has happened to his people. The prophet speaks of another day, a day determined for the destruction of Jerusalem. The recent events, catastrophic as they were, are a picture of the Valley of Vision that God is preparing for all those who do not respond appropriatel…