Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:8

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8. he discovered the covering —rather, "the veil of Judah shall be taken off" [HORSLEY]: figuratively for, exposing to shame as a captive ( Isaiah 47:3 ; Nahum 3:5 ). Sennacherib dismantled all "the defensed cities of Judah" ( Nahum 3:5- : ). thou didst look —rather, "thou shalt look." house of . . . forest —The house of armory built of cedar from the forest of Lebanon by Solomon, on a slope of Zion called Ophel ( 1 Kings 7:2 ; 1 Kings 10:17 ; Nehemiah 3:19 ). Isaiah says ( Isaiah 22:8-13 ) his countrymen will look to their own strength to defend themselves, while others of them will drown their sorrows as to their country in feasting, but none will look to Jehovah. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"

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