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Isaiah 22

Isaiah 22:7

The Valley of Vision · Isaiah 22:1–14
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Translations

Modern
Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it will come to pass that that the choicest of your valleys will be full of of chariots, and the horsemen are set diligently at the gate.
Latin
Et erunt electæ valles tuæ plenæ quadrigarum, et equites ponent sedes suas in porta.

Original

Hebrew
English
Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.

Notes

Isaiah 22:7

Your choicest valleys: This refers to the Kidron and Hinnom valleys, which were located to the east and south of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 22:5–8

The defeat of Judah would show what the future day of the Lord will be like (see study note on Isaiah 2:5–22). Jerusalem would have no power to save itself in that time of disaster.

Isaiah 22:1–25

This message addresses the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37; 2 Kings 18:17–19:37). It may also refer to the people's preparation for the later Babylonian siege from 588 to 586 BC.

Events

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Elam (Place), Elamites Isaiah, Book of

Topics

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