Isaiah 22:7

7 Then your fertile valleys will be filled with chariots, and horsemen will stand ready in front of 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 Almighty LORD of Armies has chosen a special day. It will be a day of confusion and trampling in the valley of Vision, [a day of] tearing down walls and crying for help in the mountains.
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.
9 You will see how many places in David's wall are broken. You will store water in the Lower Pool.
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