Isaiah 22 · Verse 7

Isaiah 22:7

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.
Isaiah 22:7, King James Version

Isaiah 22:7 in other translations

BSBYour choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.
WEBYour choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.
ASVAnd it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, The choice of thy valleys have been full of chariots, And the horsemen place themselves diligently at the gate.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd your most fertile valleys were full of war-carriages, and the horsemen took up their positions in front of the town.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Isaiah 22:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. valleys--east, north, and south of Jerusalem: Hinnom on the south side was the richest valley. in array at the gate--Rab-shakeh stood at the upper pool close to the city (Is 36:11-13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 22:1-7

The siege and taking of Jerusalem. (Is. 22:1-7) The wicked conduct of its inhabitants. (Is. 22:8-14) The displacing of Shebna, and the promotion of Eliakim, applied to the Messiah. (Is. 22:15-25) Verses 1-7 Why is Jerusalem in such terror? Her slain men are not slain with the sword, but with famine; or, slain with fear, disheartened. Their rulers fled, but were overtaken. The servants of God, who foresee and warn…

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Isaiah 22:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִבְחַר\־miv.char-[the] choicest ofH4005
עֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhvalleys yourH6010
מָ֣לְאוּMal.'uthey were fullH4390
רָ֑כֶבRa.khevchariotryH7393
וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.Shimand the horsemenH6571
שֹׁ֖תshotcertainly <to take a stand>H7896
שָׁ֥תוּSha.tuthey took a standH7896
הַשָּֽׁעְרָה\׃ha.Sha.'e.rahthe gate towardsH8179

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Cross references for Isaiah 22:7

  • Isaiah 8:7-8

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

  • Jeremiah 39:1-3

    In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

  • Isaiah 10:28-32

    He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. …

  • Isaiah 37:34

    By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy choicest valleys. Heb. the choice of thy valleys. full.
8:7,8; 10:28-32; 37:34; Jer 39:1-3
at. or, toward.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 22:6

    And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

  • Isaiah 22:7

    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.

  • Isaiah 22:8

    And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

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Isaiah 22:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y acaeció que tus hermosos valles fueron llenos de carros, y los de á caballo acamparon á la puerta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que les meilleures de tes vallées seront remplies de chars, et la cavalerie s’établira à la porte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen, deine auserlesenen Täler werden voll Wagen sein, und die Reiter nehmen Stellung gegen das Tor. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erunt electæ valles tuæ plenæ quadrigarum, et equites ponent sedes suas in porta.