Isaiah Chapter 22 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV Isaiah 22:3

All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off.
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BBE Isaiah 22:3

All your rulers ... have gone in flight; all your strong ones have gone far away.
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DARBY Isaiah 22:3

All thy rulers have fled together, they are taken prisoners without the bow: all that are found of thee are made prisoners together; they were fleeing far off.
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KJV Isaiah 22:3

All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
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WEB Isaiah 22:3

All your rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all who were found of you were bound together; they fled afar off.
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YLT Isaiah 22:3

All thy rulers fled together from the bow, Bound have been all found of thee, They have been kept bound together, Afar off they have fled.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - All thy rulers are fled together; rather, all thy chief men. We must make allowance for Oriental hyperbole. The meaning is that numbers of the principal men, regarding resistance as vain, had endeavored to make their escape from the doomed town, but had been captured and bound by the enemies' archers. All that are found in thee; rather, belonging to thee. The reference is to those who had made their escape and were fleeing far away. The archers seize them, and bind them all together. We often see a number of captives bound together by a single rope in the Egyptian bas-reliefs. Which have fled from far; rather, which were flying far away.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) They are bound by the archers.--Better, fettered without the bow. The taunting charge of cowardice is carried farther. The rulers had ventured on a sortie, and had been captured without a struggle, not even drawing their bows in their defence.