The Meaning of Isaiah 22:7 Explained

Isaiah 22:7

KJV: 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.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, The choice of thy valleys have been full of chariots, And the horsemen place themselves diligently at the gate.

Darby: 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.

ASV: And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Isaiah 22:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

This enemy would conquer the countryside around Jerusalem and then set up a siege of the city outside her walls at her very gates.

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 22

1  The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem
8  He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy
15  He prophesies Shebna's deprivation
20  And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ

What do the individual words in Isaiah 22:7 mean?

And it shall come to pass [that] choicest your valleys shall be full of chariots and the horsemen in array shall set themselves at the gate
וַיְהִ֥י מִבְחַר־ עֲמָקַ֖יִךְ מָ֣לְאוּ רָ֑כֶב וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים שֹׁ֖ת שָׁ֥תוּ הַשָּֽׁעְרָה

וַיְהִ֥י  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  [that] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מִבְחַר־  choicest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִבְחָר  
Sense: choicest, best.
עֲמָקַ֖יִךְ  your  valleys 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: עֵמֶק  
Sense: valley, vale, lowland, open country.
מָ֣לְאוּ  shall  be  full 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
רָ֑כֶב  of  chariots 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֶכֶב  
Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים  and  the  horsemen 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: פָּרָשׁ 
Sense: horse, steed, warhorse.
שֹׁ֖ת  in  array 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
שָׁ֥תוּ  shall  set  themselves 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
הַשָּֽׁעְרָה  at  the  gate 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.

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