Isaiah 22:8

The veil of Judah is torn from her. But in such a day ye look to the armor of the house of the forest;

Noyes Bible

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

7Thy fairest valleys, [[O Jerusalem,]] are full of chariots; The horsemen set themselves in array against the gate;

9Ye mark how many are the breaches of the city of David, And collect the waters of the lower pool;

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Cross References

Isaiah 36:1In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took 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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