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You run to the armory for your weapons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He removed the protection of Judah. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He removed the defense of Judah. On that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He removed the defense of Judah. In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He removed the defense of Judah. In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He revealed the defense of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the house of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He removed the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He removed the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Judah was left defenseless. At that time you trusted in the weapons you had stored in Forest Palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On that day the LORD will remove the defenses of Judah. You will look for weapons in the House of the Forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All of Judah's defenses crumbled. When that happened, you brought weapons out of the arsenal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has uncovered the defenses of Judah." At that time, you looked at the arsenal of the Palace of the Forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They removed the defenses of Judah. At that time you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he uncovered the coverings of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And one removes the covering of Judah, "" And in that day you look "" To the armor of the house of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And one removeth the covering of Judah, And thou lookest in that day Unto the armour of the house of the forest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will uncover the covering of Judah, and thou wilt look in that day to the weapons of the house of the forest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the covering of Judah will be exposed, and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and shelter over Judah is removed. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He has taken away the covering of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the defenses of Judah shall be laid bare, and you shall see on that day the armour of the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yehuda shall lay open the ranks and you shall see a supply of arms within the forest in that day<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the covering of Judah was laid bare, that thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall uncover the gates of Juda, and they shall look in that day on the choice houses of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/22-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4420" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">The Valley of Vision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: way·ḡal (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">He has uncovered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4539.htm" title="4539: mā·saḵ (N-msc) -- A covering, screen. From cakak; a cover, i.e. Veil.">the defenses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: wat·tab·bêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">you looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5402.htm" title="5402: ne·šeq (N-msc) -- Equipment, weapons. Or nesheq; from nashaq; military equipment, i.e. arms, or an arsenal.">the weapons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the House</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: hay·yā·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">of the Forest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13-16</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-2.htm">2 Chronicles 32:2-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Amos 6:1-2</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Lamentations 2:8-9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Jeremiah 52:7</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Acts 6:14</a></span><br />For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he discovered the covering of Judah, and you did look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.</p><p class="hdg">he discovered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Isaiah 36:1-3</a></b></br> Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, <i>that</i> Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them… </p><p class="hdg">the armour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2</a></b></br> He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof <i>was</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">1 Kings 10:17</a></b></br> And <i>he made</i> three hundred shields <i>of</i> beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">1 Kings 14:27,28</a></b></br> And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed <i>them</i> unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Care</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-22.htm">Coverings</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Defense</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Defenses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-8.htm">Depended</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-27.htm">Discovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Removeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Store</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Uncovereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Care</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-17.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Coverings</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Defense</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Defenses</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Depended</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Discovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Removeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-6.htm">Store</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Uncovereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">He prophesies Shebna's deprivation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-20.htm">And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Judah's defenses included fortified cities and military preparations. The uncovering suggests a removal of protection, possibly due to the people's disobedience and reliance on their own strength rather than God. This aligns with the broader biblical theme where God allows consequences for turning away from Him, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the futility of trusting in human defenses over divine protection.<p><b>On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.</b><br>The "House of the Forest" refers to Solomon's armory, as described in <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2-5</a>. It was a significant structure in Jerusalem, used to store weapons and shields. The phrase "on that day" suggests a specific time of crisis when the people of Judah, facing imminent threat, turned to their military resources for security. This reflects a misplaced trust in physical armaments rather than seeking God's help, echoing the warnings found in Psalms 20:7, which contrasts trust in chariots and horses with trust in the Lord. The historical context may relate to the Assyrian threat during King Hezekiah's reign, emphasizing the need for spiritual reliance over military might.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was known for its capital, Jerusalem, and its temple, which was central to Jewish worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_the_forest.htm">House of the Forest</a></b><br>A significant building in Jerusalem, likely a part of Solomon's palace complex, used for storing weapons and armory. It symbolizes reliance on human strength and resources.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, warning them of impending judgment and calling them to repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_siege.htm">The Siege</a></b><br>The context of this passage is a time of impending invasion and siege, likely by the Assyrian army, which threatened the security of Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The removal of Judah's defenses is a divine act, signifying God's judgment due to the people's reliance on their own strength rather than on Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god_over_human_strength.htm">Reliance on God Over Human Strength</a></b><br>The removal of Judah's defenses serves as a reminder that true security comes from God, not from human resources or military might.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Danger of Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>Trusting in material wealth or human alliances can lead to spiritual complacency and vulnerability to judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Isaiah's message is a call to return to God, acknowledging Him as the ultimate protector and provider.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a></b><br>Just as Judah was unprepared for the siege, believers are called to be spiritually prepared, relying on God's strength and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's actions in removing Judah's defenses highlight His sovereignty and the importance of aligning with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_word's_origin_in_john_1_1.htm">Is Eliakim a typological argument for the papacy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_confirm_isaiah_22_5-7_without_evidence.htm">In Isaiah 22:5–7, how can we confirm the prophecy’s historical accuracy regarding the siege if archaeological evidence is inconclusive? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_shebna's_downfall.htm">In Isaiah 22:15-19, what evidence supports the existence of Shebna and his downfall, given the lack of external records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_change_covenants_if_god_foresaw_all.htm">Why would a perfectly omniscient God, as implied in Hebrews 8:12, need to change from the old covenant to the new covenant if He supposedly foresaw everything from the beginning?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">And he discovered the covering of Judah</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>Jehovah removed the veil which till then had hidden the approaching danger from the eyes of the inhabitants, and laid bare their weakness to those of the invaders. The verbs which in the English version are in the past tense are really in a kind of prophetic present, painting the future as if actually passing before the prophet's gaze.<span class= "bld"><p>The armour of the house of the forest.</span>--More fully (as in <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm" title="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, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.">1Kings 7:2</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm" title="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.">1Kings 10:17</a>), "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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The covering of Judah</span> 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. <span class="cmt_word">The armor of the house of the forest</span>. "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" (<a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2-5</a>). This was, it would seem, used as an armor (<a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">1 Kings 10:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">1 Kings 14:27</a>; <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Isaiah 39:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/22-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He has uncovered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְגַ֕ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḡal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the defenses</span><br /><span class="heb">מָסַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·saḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4539.htm">Strong's 4539: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, screen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">On that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you looked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּבֵּט֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tab·bêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the weapons</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֖שֶׁק</span> <span class="translit">(ne·šeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5402.htm">Strong's 5402: </a> </span><span class="str2">Military equipment, arms, an arsenal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the House</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Forest.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּֽעַר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 22:8 He took away the covering of Judah (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 22:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 22:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 22:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 22:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>