King James Version
Isaiah 22:8 in the King James Version says “And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.”
Isaiah 22:8 · KJV
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. uncovered: Heb. made naked
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. thy: Heb. the choice of thy valleys at: or, towards
And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he discovered”
H1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
“and thou didst look”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
“in that day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“to the armour”
H5402military equipment, i.e., (collectively) arms (offensive or defensive), or (concretely) an arsenal
“of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of the forest”
H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
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