(A)Elam bore the quiver
With chariots of men and horsemen,
And (B)Kir uncovered the shield.
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.

(C)He removed the [a]protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor (D)of the House of the Forest;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:8 Lit. covering

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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