7 It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys
Shall be full of chariots,
And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
Shall be full of chariots,
And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 aHe removed the1 protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor bof the House of the Forest;
You looked in that day to the armor bof the House of the Forest;
9 aYou also saw the1 damage to the city of David,
That it was great;
And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
That it was great;
And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
11 aYou also made a reservoir between the two walls
For the water of the old bpool.
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.
For the water of the old bpool.
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.
12 And in that day the Lord God of hosts
aCalled for weeping and for mourning,
bFor baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
aCalled for weeping and for mourning,
bFor baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
13 But instead, joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and adrinking wine:
b“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and adrinking wine:
b“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Isaiah 22:8.
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