Isaiah 22:7

7 Your finest valleys were filled with chariots, and horsemen doggedly guarded the gate.

Isaiah 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 22:7

And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys,
&c.] The valleys that were near Jerusalem, that used to be covered with the choicest corn or vines, or with grass and flocks of sheep, and used to be exceeding delightful and pleasant: shall be full of chariots;
where they can be more easily driven than on mountains; these were chariots not for pleasure, but for war; chariots full of soldiers, to fight against and besiege Jerusalem: and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate:
to take them that come out of the city, and to force their way into it; as well as to protect and defend the foot, while they made the assault, and scaled the walls, and to be ready when the gates were opened to them.

Isaiah 22:7 In-Context

5 The LORD God of heavenly forces has a day of tumult and trampling and turmoil in the Valley of Vision, a breaking down of walls, a cry for help to the mountains.
6 Elam carried the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Your finest valleys were filled with chariots, and horsemen doggedly guarded the gate.
8 Judah's covering has been stripped away. On that day, you trusted the weapons in the Forest House.
9 You observed the many broken defenses in David's City, and you collected the waters of the lower pool.
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