2:7 Their land is full of gold and silver;
there is no end to their wealth. 1
Their land is full of horses;
there is no end to their chariots. 2
66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,
his chariots come like a windstorm, 4
to reveal his raging anger,
his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. 5
1 tn Or “treasuries”; KJV “treasures.”
2 sn Judah’s royal bureaucracy had accumulated great wealth and military might, in violation of Deut 17:16-17.
3 tn Heb “How can you turn back the face of an official [from among] the least of my master’s servants and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?” In vv. 8-9 the chief adviser develops further the argument begun in v. 6. His reasoning seems to be as follows: “In your weakened condition you obviously need military strength. Agree to the king’s terms and I will personally give you more horses than you are capable of outfitting. If I, a mere minor official, am capable of giving you such military might, just think what power the king has. There is no way the Egyptians can match our strength. It makes much better sense to deal with us.”
4 sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.
5 tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”