Isaiah 22:7 Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the city gates.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the city gates.

English Standard Version
Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen took their stand at the gates.

New American Standard Bible
Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots, And the horsemen took up fixed positions at the gate.

King James Bible
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your best valleys were full of chariots, and horsemen were positioned at the gates.

International Standard Version
And it will come about that your choicest valleys will be filled with chariots, and horsemen will take their positions at the gates.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thy choice valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horseman shall place themselves in the gate.

Darby Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, The choice of thy valleys have been full of chariots, And the horsemen place themselves diligently at the gate.

Cross References

Isaiah 22:6
And Elam bore the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

Isaiah 22:8
And he discovered the covering of Judah, and you did look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.

Jeremiah 1:15
For, see, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, said the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

22:1-7 Why is Jerusalem in such terror? Her slain men are not slain with the sword, but with famine; or, slain with fear, disheartened. Their rulers fled, but were overtaken. The servants of God, who foresee and warn sinners of coming miseries, are affected by the prospect. But all the horrors of a city taken by storm, faintly shadow forth the terrors of the day of wrath.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. valleys—east, north, and south of Jerusalem: Hinnom on the south side was the richest valley.

in array at the gate—Rab-shakeh stood at the upper pool close to the city (Isa 36:11-13).