Isaiah 22:6
And the Elamites took their quivers, and there were men mounted on horses, and there was a gathering for battle.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 10:22Sons of Shem, Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Cainan.
Isaiah 11:11And it shall be in that day, that the Lord shall again show his hand, to be zealous for the remnant that is left of the people, which shall be left by the Assyrians, and that from Egypt, and from the country of Babylon, and from Ethiopia, and from the Elamites, and from the rising of the sun, and out of Arabia.
Isaiah 21:2so a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.
Amos 1:5And I will break to pieces the bars of Damascus, and will destroy the inhabitants out of the plain of Aven, and will cut in pieces a tribe out of the men of Haran: and the famous people of Syria shall be led captive, 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 →