Isaiah 22:6

Isaiah 22:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
• New International Version (NIV)Elam takes up the quiver, with her charioteers and horses; Kir uncovers the shield.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Elam bore the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Elam bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen, And Kir uncovered the shield.

Context of Isaiah 22:6

4That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep; do not try to comfort me. Let me cry for my people as I watch them being destroyed.” 5Oh, what a day of crushing defeat! What a day of confusion and terror brought by the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, upon the Valley of Vision! The walls of Jerusalem have been broken, and cries of death echo from the mountainsides. Elamites are the archers, with their chariots and charioteers. The men of Kir hold up the shields. 7Chariots fill your beautiful valleys, and charioteers storm your gates. 8Judah’s defenses have been stripped away. You run to the armory for your weapons.

Isaiah 22:6 word by word

וְעֵילָם֙ נָשָׂ֣א אַשְׁפָּ֔ה בְּרֶ֥כֶב אָדָ֖ם פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים וְקִ֥יר עֵרָ֖ה מָגֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• the quiverאַשְׁפָּה'ashpâh · quiverH827
• with chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• and Kirקִירqîyr · KirH7024
• uncoveredעָרָה‛ârâh · to uncoverH6168
• the shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:6

• Isaiah 21:2I see a terrifying vision: I see the betrayer betraying, the destroyer destroying. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, attack and lay siege. I will make an end to all the groaning Babylon caused.
• Genesis 10:22The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
• Jeremiah 49:35This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “I will destroy the archers of Elam— the best of their forces.
• Isaiah 15:1This message came to me concerning Moab: In one night the town of Ar will be leveled, and the city of Kir will be destroyed.
• 2 Kings 16:9So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin.
• Amos 1:5I will break down the gates of Damascus and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven. I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden, and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,” says the Lord.
• Amos 9:7“Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians?” asks the Lord. “I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and led the Arameans out of Kir.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Chariots of men "The Syriac" - It is not easy to say what אדם רכב recheb adam, a chariot of men, can mean. It seems by the form of the sentence, which consists of three members, the first and the third mentioning a particular people, that the second should do so likewise. Thus ופרשים ארם ברכב berecheb aram uparashim, "with chariots the Syrian, and with horsemen:" the similitude of the letters ד daleth and ר resh is so great, and the mistakes arising from…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And Elam - The southern part of Persia, perhaps used here to denote Persia in general (see the note at Isaiah 21:2). Elam, or Persia, was at this time subject to Assyria, and their forces were united doubtless in the invasion of Judea. Bare the quiver - A quiver‘ is a case in which arrows are carried. This was usually hung upon the shoulders, and thus “borne” by the soldier when he entered into battle. By the expression here, is meant that Elam was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Elam: Elam was east of Babylon and later helped defeat Babylon (see Isaiah 21:2; also Jeremiah 49:34–39). The exact location of Kir is unknown (see also Amos 1:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Elam--the country stretching east from the Lower Tigris, answering to what was afterwards called Persia (see on Is 21:2). Later, Elam was a province of Persia (Ezr 4:9). In Sennacherib's time, Elam was subject to Assyria (2Ki 18:11), and so furnished a contingent to its invading armies. Famed for the bow (Is 13:18; Jr 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:6

• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Kir
• Quiver
• Shield

In the dictionaries

• Elam
• Elam; Elamites
• Bow
• Discover
• Eat
• Hew
• Quiver
• Sennacherib
• Shield
• Archery

Commentaries on Isaiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings