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Elam has taken up his quiver,
    the chariots of Aram have their horses prepared,
    and Kir has bared his shield.
Your fairest valleys are filled with chariots,
    and the cavalry stands ready at the gates;
the Lord has removed his sheltering hand from Judah.

On that day you checked out the supply of weapons in the House of the Forest.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:8 House of the Forest: a hall supported by cedar columns and serving as an armory; see 1 Ki 7:2-5; 10:17.

Elam(A) takes up the quiver,(B)
    with her charioteers and horses;
    Kir(C) uncovers the shield.
Your choicest valleys(D) are full of chariots,
    and horsemen are posted at the city gates.(E)

The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah,
    and you looked in that day(F)
    to the weapons(G) in the Palace of the Forest.(H)

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