Isaiah 22:6

22:6 The Elamites picked up the quiver,

and came with chariots and horsemen; ¹ 

the men of Kir ²  prepared ³  the shield. ⁴ 

Isaiah 21:2

21:2 I have received a distressing message: ⁵ 

“The deceiver deceives,

the destroyer destroys.

Attack, you Elamites!

Lay siege, you Medes!

I will put an end to all the groaning!” ⁶ 

Isaiah 11:11

11:11 At that time ⁷  the sovereign master ⁸  will again lift his hand ⁹  to reclaim ¹⁰  the remnant of his people ¹¹  from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, ¹²  Cush, ¹³  Elam, Shinar, ¹⁴  Hamath, and the seacoasts. ¹⁵ 

[22:6]  ¹ tn Heb “[with] the chariots of men, horsemen.”

[22:6]  ² sn A distant region in the direction of Mesopotamia; see Amos 1:5; 9:7.

[22:6]  ³ tn Heb “Kir uncovers” (so NAB, NIV).

[22:6]  ⁴ 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.

[21:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “a severe revelation has been related to me.”

[21:2]  ⁶ sn This is often interpreted to mean “all the groaning” that Babylon has caused others.

[11:11]  ⁹ tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[11:11]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[11:11]  ¹¹ tc The Hebrew text reads, “the sovereign master will again, a second time, his hand.” The auxiliary verb יוֹסִיף (yosif), which literally means “add,” needs a main verb to complete it. Consequently many emend שֵׁנִית (shenit, “a second time”) to an infinitive. Some propose the form שַׁנֹּת (shannot, a Piel infinitive construct from שָׁנָה, shanah) and relate it semantically to an Arabic cognate meaning “to be high.” If the Hebrew text is retained a verb must be supplied. “Second time” would allude back to the events of the Exodus (see vv. 15-16).

[11:11]  ¹² tn Or “acquire”; KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV “recover.”

[11:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “the remnant of his people who remain.”

[11:11]  ¹⁴ sn Perhaps a reference to Upper (i.e., southern) Egypt (so NIV, NLT; NCV “South Egypt”).

[11:11]  ¹⁵ tn Or “Ethiopia” (NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[11:11]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Babylonia” (NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).

[11:11]  ¹⁷ tn Or perhaps, “the islands of the sea.”