Isaiah 2:7

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 

Isaiah 22:18

22:18 He will wind you up tightly into a ball

and throw you into a wide, open land. ³ 

There you will die,

and there with you will be your impressive chariots, ⁴ 

which bring disgrace to the house of your master. ⁵ 

Isaiah 66:15

66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,

his chariots come like a windstorm, ⁶ 

to reveal his raging anger,

his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. ⁷ 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Or “treasuries”; KJV “treasures.”

[2:7]  ² sn Judah’s royal bureaucracy had accumulated great wealth and military might, in violation of Deut 17:16-17.

[22:18]  ³ tn Heb “and he will tightly [or “surely”] wind you [with] winding like a ball, to a land broad of hands [i.e., “sides”].”

[22:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and there the chariots of your splendor.”

[22:18]  ⁵ sn Apparently the reference to chariots alludes to Shebna’s excessive pride, which in turn brings disgrace to the royal family.

[66:15]  ⁵ sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.

[66:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”