Isaiah Chapter 22 verse 8 Holy Bible
And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
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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.
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And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;
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And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
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He took away the covering of Judah; and you did look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
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And one removeth the covering of Judah, And thou lookest in that day Unto the armour of the house of the forest,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - The covering of Judah 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. The armor of the house of the forest. "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" (1 Kings 7:2-5). This was, it would seem, used as an armor (1 Kings 10:17; 1 Kings 14:27; Isaiah 39:2).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) And he discovered the covering of Judah--i.e., 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.The armour of the house of the forest.--More fully (as in 1Kings 7:2; 1Kings 10:17), "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.