Isaiah 22:6

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Elam	וְעֵילָם֙ ve.'ei.Lam	H5867	Elam · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
bare	נָשָׂ֣א na.Sa'	H5375	to lift · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
quiver	אַשְׁפָּ֔ה 'ash.Pah	H827	a quiver or arrow-case · noun, common feminine singular absolute
chariots	בְּרֶ֥כֶב be.Re.khev	H7393	a vehicle · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
men	אָדָ֖ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
horsemen	פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים pa.ra.Shim	H6571	a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Kir	וְקִ֥יר ve.Kir	H7024	Kir · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
uncovered	עֵרָ֖ה 'e.Rah	H6168	to be (causatively · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
shield	מָגֵֽן ma.Gen	H4043	a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Kings 16:9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it capt…
Isaiah 21:2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Med…
Amos 1:5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of…
Amos 9:7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egyp…
Genesis 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Isaiah 15:1 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, a…
Jeremiah 49:35-39 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:1-7

The title of this prophecy is very observable. It is the burden of the valley of vision, of Judah and Jerusalem; so all agree. Fitly enough is Jerusalem called a valley, for the mountains were round about it, and the land of Judah abounded with fruitful valleys; and by the judgments of God, though they had been as a towering mountain, they should be brought low, sunk and depressed, and become dark and dirty, as a valley. But most emphatically is it called a valley of vision because there God was known and his name was great, there the prophets were made acquainted with his mind by visions, and there the people saw the goings of their God and King in his sanctuary. Babylon, being a stranger t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:6

Elam--the country stretching east from the Lower Tigris, answering to what was afterwards called Persia (see on Isa 21:2). Later, Elam was a province of Persia (Ezr 4:9). In Sennacherib's time, Elam was subject to Assyria (Kg2 18:11), and so furnished a contingent to its invading armies. Famed for the bow (Isa 13:18; Jer 49:35), in which the Ethiopians alone excelled them. with chariots of men and horsemen--that is, they used the bow both in chariots and on horseback. "Chariots of men," that is, chariots in which men are borne, war chariots (compare see on Isa 21:7; Isa 21:9). Kir--another people subject to Assyria (Kg2 16:9); the region about the river Kur, between the Caspian and Black…

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John Gill on Isaiah 22:6

And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen,.... Or the Elamites, as the Targum and Septuagint, that is, the Persians, who were at this time subject to the Assyrians, and served in Sennacherib's army, which consisted of many nations; see Isaiah 29:7 these bore the quiver, a case for arrows, being expert in the use of the bow, which was the chief of their might, Jeremiah 49:35 and so Strabo (o) reports, that the Elamites had many archers among them; and along with them went chariots of men, full of men, of military men; these were chariots for war, and brought men to fight against Jerusalem; and horsemen also, these were the cavalry, as those that carried bows and arrows seem…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 6.) Searching the wall, and magnificent upon the mountain: and Elam took the quiver, the chariot of a man on horseback, and uncovered the shield the shield stripped the wall. The army of Babylon is described as entering the city, occupying the temple, and proudly advancing through the streets with chariots. And the fact that it uncovered the golden posts and the walls adorned with marble crusts, the shield that is used to cover others, elegantly resonates in Hebrew, and the meaning is most beautiful, that it did not protect anyone, but uncovered. This is because through the strength of the soldiers all resources have been plundered. But if the Elamites are mentioned in battle, which city is of the Assyrians: it cannot be referred to the times of the Roman overthrow, unless perhaps we interpret everything allegorically.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Arms, Armor — The subject naturally divides itself into— I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons: Armor. I. Offensive weapons.—
Bow — The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also…
Quiver — The sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly rendered is found in Job 39:23; Ps. 127:5; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Jer. 5:16; Lam. 3:13. In Gen. 27:3 this word is the rendering of the Hebrew…
Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Shield — Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Chr. 12:8, 24, 34; Isa. 22:6; Ezek.…
Kir · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning
Quiver · For arrows — For arrows
Shield · Covered when not in use — Covered when not in use
Shields · Before war: Uncovered — Before war: Uncovered

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 22:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:6

John Gill on Isaiah 22:6

The Church Fathers

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Isaiah 22:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:6

John Gill on Isaiah 22:6

The Church Fathers

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John Calvin on Isaiah 22:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 22:6-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 22:6

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