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Isaiah 22:8

And the hilyng of Juda schal be schewid; and thou schalt se in that dai the place of armuris of the hous of the forest;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armory;   Isaiah;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Assyria, History and Religion of;   Isaiah;   Reservoir;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Armour, Arms;   Isaiah, Book of;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Armour;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Armory;   Discover;   Isaiah;   War;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hezekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He removed the defenses of Judah.
Hebrew Names Version
He took away the covering of Yehudah; and you did look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
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.
English Standard Version
He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
New American Standard Bible
And He removed the defense of Judah. On that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,
New Century Version
The walls protecting Judah will fall. At that time the people of Jerusalem depended on the weapons kept at the Palace of the Forest.
Amplified Bible
Then God removed the [protective] covering of Judah; And in that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest (Solomon's armory).
World English Bible
He took away the covering of Judah; and you did look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee discouered the couering of Iudah: and thou didest looke in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
Legacy Standard Bible
And He revealed the defense of Judah.In that day you looked to the weapons of the house of the forest,
Berean Standard Bible
He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.
Contemporary English Version
Judah was left defenseless. At that time you trusted in the weapons you had stored in Forest Palace.
Complete Jewish Bible
thus is Y'hudah's protection removed. That day you looked for the armor in the House of the Forest.
Darby Translation
And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the cover protecting Judah was removed, and the people turned to the weapons they kept at the Forest Palace.
George Lamsa Translation
And the defenses of Judah shall be laid bare, and you shall see on that day the armour of the house of the forest.
Good News Translation
All of Judah's defenses crumbled. When that happened, you brought weapons out of the arsenal.
Lexham English Bible
And he uncovered the covering of Judah. And you looked, on that day, to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
Literal Translation
And he removed Judah's covering; and you looked in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then was the coueringe of Iuda put from thence, and then was sene the sege of the tymbre house.
American Standard Version
And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
Bible in Basic English
He took away the cover of Judah; and in that day you were looking with care at the store of arms in the house of the woods.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the covering of Judah was laid bare, that thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.
King James Version (1611)
And he discouered the couering of Iudah, and thou diddest looke in that day to the armour of the house of the forrest.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in that day dyd the enemie take away the couer of Iuda, and then didst thou loke towarde the armour of the house of the forest.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall uncover the gates of Juda, and they shall look in that day on the choice houses of the city.
English Revised Version
And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.
Update Bible Version
And he took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he uncovered the coverings of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.
New English Translation
They removed the defenses of Judah. At that time you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest.
New King James Version
He removed the protection of Judah. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;
New Living Translation
Judah's defenses have been stripped away. You run to the armory for your weapons.
New Life Bible
Then God took away the safe-covering of Judah. In that day you trusted in the objects you had to fight with that were stored in the house among the trees.
New Revised Standard
He has taken away the covering of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then removed he the veil of Judah, - Yea thou didst peer on that day, into the armoury of the forest-house;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.
Revised Standard Version
He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
Young's Literal Translation
And one removeth the covering of Judah, And thou lookest in that day Unto the armour of the house of the forest,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He removed the defense of Judah. In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,

Contextual Overview

8 And the hilyng of Juda schal be schewid; and thou schalt se in that dai the place of armuris of the hous of the forest; 9 and ye schulen se the crasyngis of the citee of Dauid, for tho ben multiplied. Ye gaderiden togidere the watris of the lowere cisterne, 10 and ye noumbriden the housis of Jerusalem, and ye distrieden housis, to make strong the wal; and ye maden a lake bitwixe twei wallis, 11 and ye restoriden the watir of the elde sisterne; and ye biholden not to hym, that made `thilke Jerusalem, and ye sien not the worchere therof afer. 12 And the Lord God of oostis schal clepe in that dai to wepyng, and to morenyng, and to ballidnesse, and to a girdil of sak; and lo! 13 ioie and gladnesse is to sle caluys, and to strangle wetheris, to ete fleisch, and to drynke wyn; ete we, and drynke we, for we schulen die to morewe. 14 And the vois of the Lord of oostis is schewid in myn eeris, This wickidnesse schal not be foryouun to you, til ye dien, seith the Lord God of oostis.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he discovered: Isaiah 36:1-3

the armour: 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 14:27, 1 Kings 14:28, Song of Solomon 4:4

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 11:5 - built 2 Chronicles 32:3 - to stop Hosea 8:14 - and Judah

Cross-References

Genesis 18:14
whether ony thing is hard to God? Bi the biheeste Y schal turne ayen to thee in this same tyme, if Y lyue; and Sara schal haue a sone.
Genesis 22:19
Abraham turnede ayen to hise children, and thei yeden to Bersabee to gidere, and he dwellide there.
Genesis 22:20
And so whanne these thingis weren don, it was teld to Abraham that also Melcha hadde bore sones to Nachor his brother;
2 Chronicles 25:9
And Amasie seide to the man of God, What therfor schal be doon of the hundrid talentis, which Y yaf to the knyytis of Israel? And the man of God answeride to hym, The Lord hath, wherof he may yelde to thee myche mo thingis than these.
Matthew 19:26
Jhesus bihelde, and seide to hem, Anentis men this thing is impossible; but anentis God alle thingis ben possible.
John 1:29
Anothir day Joon say Jhesu comynge to hym, and he seide, Lo! the lomb of God; lo! he that doith awei the synnes of the world.
John 1:36
and he biheeld Jhesu walkinge, and seith, Lo! the lomb of God.
Revelation 5:6
And Y say, and lo! in the myddil of the trone, and of the foure beestis, and in the myddil of the eldre men, a lombe stondynge as slayn, that hadde seuene hornes, and seuene iyen, whiche ben seuene spiritis of God, sent in to al the erthe.
Revelation 5:12
The lomb that was slayn, is worthi to take vertu, and godhed, and wisdom, and strengthe, and onour, and glorie, and blessing.
Revelation 7:14
And Y seide to hym, My lord, thou woost. And he seide to me, These ben thei, that camen fro greet tribulacioun, and waischiden her stoolis, and maden hem white in the blood of the lomb.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he discovered the covering of Judah,.... Either God himself, who uncloaked them of their hypocrisy, as Dr. Lightfoot; or took away his power and presence from them, and his protection of them, and discovered their weakness; or rather the enemy Sennacherib: and then by the covering is meant, not Jerusalem, nor the temple, as Jarchi and Kimchi, for neither of them came into his hands; but the fenced cities of Judah, which were the strength and protection of the country; these he took and dismantled, 2 Kings 18:13 and when this was done, it was high time for the Jews at Jerusalem to look about them, and provide for their defence and safety:

and thou, didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest; to see what store of armour they had, in what condition it was, and to take from hence, and furnish themselves and soldiers with it, to annoy the enemy, and defend themselves. This house of the forest is the same with the house of the forest of Lebanon; so called, not because built in it, for it was in Jerusalem, but because it was built of the wood of Lebanon; or because it was surrounded with trees, and had walks and groves belonging to it, resembling that forest. This was an armoury; here Solomon put his two hundred targets, and three hundred shields of beaten gold, 1 Kings 7:2 see also Song of Solomon 4:4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he discovered - Hebrew, ויגל vayegal - ‘He made naked, or bare.’ The expression, ‘He discovered,’ means simply that it “was” uncovered, without designating the agent.

The covering of Judah - The word used here (מסך mâsak) denotes properly “a covering,” and is applied to the “curtain” or veil that was before the tabernacle Exodus 26:36; Exodus 39:38; and to the curtain that was before the gate of the court Exodus 35:17; Exodus 39:40. The Septuagint understands it of the “gates” of Judah, ‘They revealed the gates (τὰς πύλας tas pulas) of Judah.’ Many have understood it of the defenses, ramparts, or fortifications of Judah, meaning that they were laid open to public view, that is, were demolished. But the more probable meaning, perhaps, is, that the invading army exposed Judah to every kind of reproach; stripped off everything that was designed to be ornamental in the land; and thus, by the figure of exposing one to reproach and shame by stripping off all his clothes, exposed Judah in every part to reproach. Sennacherib actually came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them and dismantled them 2 Kings 18:13; Isaiah 36:1. The land was thus laid bare, and unprotected.

And thou didst look - Thou Judah; or the king of Judah. Thou didst cast thine eyes to that armory as the last resort, and as the only hope of defense.

To the armor - Or rather, perhaps, the “armory, the arsenal” (נשׁק nesheq). The Septuagint renders it, ‘To the choice houses of the city’ (compare Nehemiah 3:19).

Of the house of the forest - This was built within the city, and was called the house of the forest of Lebanon, probably from the great quantity of cedar from Lebanon which was employed in building it 1 Kings 7:2-8. In this house, Solomon laid up large quantities of munitions of war 1 Kings 10:16-17; and this vast storehouse was now the principal reliance of Hezekiah against the invading forces of Sennacherib.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 22:8. The armour - "The arsenal"] Built by Solomon within the city, and called the house of the forest of Lebanon; probably from the great quantity of cedar from Lebanon which was employed in the building. See 2 Kings 7:2-3.


 
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