OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 8

Isaiah 22:8

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He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

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Isaiah 22:5–11

5

For it is a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity from the Lord, GOD of Armies, in the valley of vision, a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.”

6

Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

7

Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

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He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

9

You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

10

You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

11

You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn’t look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who planned it long ago.

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