Isaiah 22:6

And 'Elam beareth the quiver, [cometh] with men in chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovereth the shield.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

In Context

5For a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity hath the Lord Eternal of hosts in the valley of vision; walls are broken, and crying is heard against the mountain.

7And it is so, that thy choicest valleys are full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array against the gate.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

Isaiah 11:11And it shall happen on that day, that the Lord will put forth his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people, which shall remain, from Asshur and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from 'Elam, and from Shin'ar, and from Chamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Isaiah 21:2A hard vision hath been told unto me; the traitor dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. “Go up, O 'Elam; besiege, O Media;” all sighing have I caused to cease.

Amos 1:5And I will break the bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of 'Eden: and the people of Syria shall be exiled unto Kir, saith the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:2-8

The Consternation of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 718.) 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of… Read the whole commentary →

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