21:7 When he sees chariots,
teams of horses, 1
riders on donkeys,
riders on camels,
he must be alert,
very alert.”
22:6 The Elamites picked up the quiver,
and came with chariots and horsemen; 2
the men of Kir 3 prepared 4 the shield. 5
1 tn Or “a pair of horsemen.”
2 tn Heb “[with] the chariots of men, horsemen.”
3 sn A distant region in the direction of Mesopotamia; see Amos 1:5; 9:7.
4 tn Heb “Kir uncovers” (so NAB, NIV).
5 sn The Elamites and men of Kir may here symbolize a fierce army from a distant land. If this oracle anticipates a Babylonian conquest of the city (see 39:5-7), then the Elamites and men of Kir are perhaps viewed here as mercenaries in the Babylonian army. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:410.