Isaiah 22:8

And one removes the covering of Judah, || And in that day you look || To the armor of the house of the forest,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

In Context

7And it comes to pass, || The choice of your valleys have been full of chariots, || And the horsemen diligently place themselves at the gate.

9And you have seen the breaches of the City of David, || For they have become many, || And you gather the waters of the lower pool,

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:2And he builds the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length [is] one hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar-beams on the pillars;

1 Kings 14:27And King Rehoboam makes shields of bronze in their stead, and has made [them] a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king,

Isaiah 36:1And it comes to pass, in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Asshur has come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and seizes them.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:2-8

The Consternation of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 718.) 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 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. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of… Read the whole commentary →

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