Bible Strands
Isaiah 22:6
Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet delivers a divine oracle during a declared day of tumult and confusion in the Valley of Vision, addressing the impending military assault against Jerusalem.
The words — The text records נָשָׂא (na.Sa', "it took up") for Elam’s quiver and עֵרָה ('e.Rah, "it uncovered") for Kir’s shield, depicting the rapid arming of allied forces.
The thread — This imagery of Elam and Kir mobilizing for war echoes Isaiah 21:2’s command to lay siege and aligns with 2 Kings 16:9’s account of Assyrian deportations to Kir.
Why it lands — It documents the fulfillment of divine judgment through specific foreign armies, demanding recognition of God's sovereignty over historical conflict and the inevitability of the proclaimed siege.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 16:9 So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
- Isaiah 21:2 A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
- Amos 1:5 I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
- Amos 9:7 “Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
- Genesis 10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- Isaiah 15:1 This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
- Jeremiah 49:35 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.