Isaiah 22:6 meaning and explanation

Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.

Isaiah 22:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 22 pictures Jerusalem under threat, and verse 6 names two distant peoples among the attackers: Elam, from beyond Mesopotamia, and Kir, probably in the region of Media. The prophet is describing the instruments God permits to press his people, not praising them.

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