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Isaiah 22:6–8
Old enemies Elam and Kir arrive armed to the teeth—
weapons and chariots and cavalry.
Your fine valleys are noisy with war,
chariots and cavalry charging this way and that.
God has left Judah exposed and defenseless.
8–11 You assessed your defenses that Day, inspected your arsenal of weapons in the Forest Armory.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 Elam takes up the quiver,
with her charioteers and horses;
Kir uncovers the shield.
7 Your choicest valleys are full of chariots,
and horsemen are posted at the city gates.
8 The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah,
and you looked in that day
to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 And Elam bore the quiver
with chariots and horsemen,
and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Your choicest valleys were full of chariots,
and the horsemen took their stand at the gates.
8 He has taken away the covering of Judah.
In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
Isaiah 22:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 And Elam bare the quiver
With chariots of men and horsemen,
And Kir uncovered the shield.
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.
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah,
And thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Elamites are the archers,
with their chariots and charioteers.
The men of Kir hold up the shields.
7 Chariots fill your beautiful valleys,
and charioteers storm your gates.
8 Judah’s defenses have been stripped away.
You run to the armory for your weapons.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Elam bore the quiver
With chariots of men and horsemen,
And Kir uncovered the shield.
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.
8 He removed the protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;
Isaiah 22:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 The soldiers from Elam will gather their arrows
and their chariots and men on horses.
Kir will prepare their shields.
7 Your nicest valleys will be filled with chariots.
Horsemen will be ordered to guard the gates of the city.
8 The walls protecting Judah will fall.
At that time the people of Jerusalem depended on
the weapons kept at the Palace of the Forest.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield. 7 And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate. 8 And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 —Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield. 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.
8 And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;
Isaiah 22:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Elam takes its quiver of arrows,
manned chariots, and horsemen.
Kir uncovers its shields.
7 Then your fertile valleys will be filled with chariots,
and horsemen will stand ready in front of the gate.
8 On that day the Lord will remove the defenses of Judah.
You will look for weapons in the House of the Forest.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Elam took up a quiver
with chariots and horsemen,
and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Your best valleys were full of chariots,
and horsemen were positioned at the gates.
8 He removed the defenses of Judah.
On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Elam bore the quiver
with chariots and cavalry,
and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Your choicest valleys were full of chariots,
and the cavalry took their stand at the gates.
8 He has taken away the covering of Judah.
On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
Isaiah 22:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 And Elam lifted up the quiver,
with chariots of men and cavalry.
And Kir uncovered the shield.
7 And this happened:
the choicest of your valleys were full of chariots,
and the cavalry confidently stood at the gate.
8 And he uncovered the covering of Judah.
And you looked, on that day, to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
Isaiah 22:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 Soldiers from Elam came armed with bows and arrows.
They came with their chariots and horses.
Soldiers from Kir got their shields ready.
7 Your rich valleys filled up with chariots.
Horsemen took up their battle positions at your city gates.
8 Judah wasn’t a safe place to live in anymore.
When all of that happened, you depended
on the weapons in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
Isaiah 22:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Elam took up the quiver
With the chariots, infantry and horsemen;
And Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots,
And the horsemen took up fixed positions at the gate.
8 And He removed the defense of Judah.
In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,
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