# Isaiah 6:11

> Then I asked:
“How long, O Lord?” And He replied:
“Until the cities lie ruined
and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left unoccupied
and the land is desolate and ravaged,

— Isaiah 6:11, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. 740 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Isaiah 6:1 dates the vision by the year that King Uzziah died, dated to around 740 BC by the chronology of the kings of Judah.

## Who ruled

- **Tiglath-pileser III**, king of Assyria, 745-727 BC · Source: Assyrian annals from Calah; the Assyrian king lists, which are dated year by year
- **Uzziah**, king of Judah, 792-740 BC · Source: 2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chronicles 26; Isaiah 6:1, which dates the vision by the year of his death

## See also

- Leviticus 26:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/26/31
- Psalms 90:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/90/13
- Psalms 94:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/94/3
- Isaiah 1:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/1/7
- Isaiah 3:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/3/26
- Isaiah 24:1-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/24/1

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/6/11
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).