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Isaiah 22:8

What does Isaiah 22:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 22:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He took away the cover of Judah; and in that day you were looking with care at the store of arms in the house of the woods.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And one removeth the covering of Judah, And thou lookest in that day Unto the armour of the house of the forest,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;

Context

v.7And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

v.8This passage

v.9And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 36:1

    Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

  • 1 Kings 14:27

    And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.

  • 1 Kings 10:17

    And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

  • 1 Kings 7:2

    For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a 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.

  • Song of Solomon 4:4

    Thy neck is like the tower of David Builded for an armory, Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All the shields of the mighty men.

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