Isaiah 22:8

Isaiah 22:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah, and you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He removed the protection of Judah. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;

Context of Isaiah 22:8

6Elam's soldiers came with bows and arrows. They came with chariots and riders on horses. Kir's soldiers prepared their shields to fight. 7So your beautiful valleys were full of chariots. Soldiers on horses prepared to attack your city's gates. The enemy destroyed Judah's strong places where people could be safe. In that day, you looked for weapons in the House of the Forest. 9You saw that there were many holes in the walls of the City of David. You stored water in the Lower Pool. 10You counted the houses in Jerusalem and you knocked down some of them. You used the stones to make the city's wall stronger.

Isaiah 22:8 word by word

וַיְגַ֕ל אֵ֖ת מָסַ֣ךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַתַּבֵּט֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אֶל־נֶ֖שֶׁק בֵּ֥ית הַיָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he discoveredגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• the coveringמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and thou didst lookנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• to the armourנֶ֫שֶׁקnesheq nêsheq · weaponH5402
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · House (of the Forest)H1004
• of the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · (House of) the ForestH3293

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:8

• Isaiah 36:1When King Hezekiah had ruled Judah for 14 years, King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked Judah with his army. He took all the strong cities in Judah for himself.
• 1 Kings 7:2He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 46 metres long, 23 metres wide and 14 metres high. It had four rows of pillars. On top of them were beams. They used cedar wood to make the pillars and the beams.
• 1 Kings 10:17They also made 300 small shields in the same way. They used about 2 kilograms of gold to cover each shield. He put these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
• 1 Kings 14:27So Rehoboam used bronze to make other shields instead. He gave them to the officers of his own soldiers. These soldiers stood as guards at the entrance of the king's palace.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The armor "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 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 7:3.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 The weakness of Judah now appeared more than ever. Now also they discovered their carnal confidence and their carnal security. They looked to the fortifications. They made sure of water for the city. But they were regardless of God in all these preparations. They did not care for his glory in what they did. They did not depend upon him for a blessing on their endeavours. For every creature is to us what God makes it to be; and we must bless…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8to the weapons: This large and impressive building stored weapons. It also stored valuable items (see Isaiah 39:2; 1 Kings 7:2–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. he discovered the covering--rather, "the veil of Judah shall be taken off" [Horsley]: figuratively for, exposing to shame as a captive (Is 47:3; Na 3:5). Sennacherib dismantled all "the defensed cities of Judah" (Is 36:1). thou didst look--rather, "thou shalt look." house of ... forest--The house of armory built of cedar from the forest of Lebanon by Solomon, on a slope of Zion called Ophel (1Ki 7:2; 10:17; Ne 3:19). Isaiah says (Is 22:8-13) his…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:8

• Armory
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• That Day
• Discover
• Eat
• Hew
• Sennacherib
• Armory
• Drunkenness

Commentaries on Isaiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings