Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah, and you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest. New Living Translation Judah’s defenses have been stripped away. You run to the armory for your weapons. 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, Berean Standard Bible He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. King James Bible And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of 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 American Standard Bible And He removed the defense of Judah. On that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest, NASB 1995 And He removed the defense of Judah. In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest, NASB 1977 And He removed the defense of Judah. In that day you depended on the weapons 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, 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). Christian Standard Bible He removed the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. Holman Christian Standard Bible He removed the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. 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. Contemporary English Version Judah was left defenseless. At that time you trusted in the weapons you had stored in Forest Palace. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation On that day the LORD will remove the defenses of Judah. You will look for weapons in the House of the Forest. Good News Translation All of Judah's defenses crumbled. When that happened, you brought weapons out of the arsenal. International Standard Version He has uncovered the defenses of Judah." At that time, you looked at the arsenal of the Palace of the Forest, Majority Standard Bible He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. NET Bible They removed the defenses of Judah. At that time you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest. New Heart English Bible 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. World English Bible He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd one removes the covering of Judah, "" And in that day you look "" To the armor 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, Smith's Literal Translation And he will uncover the covering of Judah, and thou wilt look in that day to the weapons of the house of the forest. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest. Catholic Public Domain Version And the covering of Judah will be exposed, and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house. New American Bible and shelter over Judah is removed. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest; New Revised Standard Version He has taken away the covering of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the defenses of Judah shall be laid bare, and you shall see on that day the armour of the house of the forest. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yehuda shall lay open the ranks and you shall see a supply of arms within the forest in that day OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the covering of Judah was laid bare, that thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall uncover the gates of Juda, and they shall look in that day on the choice houses of the city. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Valley of Vision…7Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates. 8He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. 9You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.… Cross References 2 Kings 18:13-16 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. / Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace. ... 2 Chronicles 32:2-5 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, / he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. / Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said. ... Jeremiah 39:4 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. Ezekiel 21:25-27 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ Hosea 8:14 Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels. Amos 6:1-2 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes. / Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? Micah 1:9 For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself. Lamentations 2:8-9 The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. / Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. 2 Kings 25:4 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, Jeremiah 52:7 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Mark 13:2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” John 2:19-21 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. Acts 6:14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” Treasury of Scripture And he discovered the covering of Judah, and you did look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest. he discovered Isaiah 36:1-3 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them… the armour 1 Kings 7:2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. 1 Kings 10:17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 1 Kings 14:27,28 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house… Jump to Previous Armor Armour Arms Bare Care Cover Covering Coverings Defense Defenses Depended Discovered Forest House Judah Laid Palace Removed Removeth Store Stripped Uncovered Uncovereth Weapons WoodsJump to Next Armor Armour Arms Bare Care Cover Covering Coverings Defense Defenses Depended Discovered Forest House Judah Laid Palace Removed Removeth Store Stripped Uncovered Uncovereth Weapons WoodsIsaiah 22 1. The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem8. He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy 15. He prophesies Shebna's deprivation 20. And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ. He has uncovered The phrase "He has uncovered" suggests a divine action where God reveals or exposes something previously hidden. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "גָּלָה" (galah), which means to uncover, reveal, or expose. This action indicates God's sovereignty and His ability to bring to light the vulnerabilities of Judah. It serves as a reminder that nothing is hidden from God, and He can expose the true state of our defenses, both physical and spiritual. the defenses of Judah On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest The armour of the house of the forest. --More fully (as in 1Kings 7:2; 1Kings 10:17), "the house of the forest of Lebanon," which appears to have been used as an arsenal, and to which the people now turn as their chief resource.Verse 8. - The covering of Judah was that which hid their weakness either from themselves or from the enemy - probably the former. God drew this aside, and they suddenly saw their danger, and began to think how they could best defend themselves. Arms were the first things needed. The armor of the house of the forest. "The house of the forest" was probably that portion of the palace of Solomon which he had called "the house of the forest of Lebanon" (1 Kings 7:2-5). This was, it would seem, used as an armor (1 Kings 10:17; 1 Kings 14:27; Isaiah 39:2).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He has uncoveredוַיְגַ֕ל (way·ḡal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal the defenses מָסַ֣ךְ (mā·saḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4539: A covering, screen of Judah. יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites On that הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day you looked וַתַּבֵּט֙ (wat·tab·bêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5027: To scan, look intently at, to regard to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the weapons נֶ֖שֶׁק (ne·šeq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5402: Military equipment, arms, an arsenal in the House בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the Forest. הַיָּֽעַר׃ (hay·yā·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb Links Isaiah 22:8 NIVIsaiah 22:8 NLT Isaiah 22:8 ESV Isaiah 22:8 NASB Isaiah 22:8 KJV Isaiah 22:8 BibleApps.com Isaiah 22:8 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 22:8 Chinese Bible Isaiah 22:8 French Bible Isaiah 22:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 22:8 He took away the covering of Judah (Isa Isi Is) |