And Elam - The southern part of Persia, perhaps used here to denote Persia in general (see the note at Isaiah 21:2). Elam, or Persia, was at…

Elam ... Kir ... —The two nations are named as the chief elements of the Assyrian army then invading Judea. Elam,…

But Elam carrying the quiver. Here commentators think that the discourse proceeds without any interruption, and that he makes known to the…

And Elam bore the quiver with chariots of men [and]
horsemen
Or the Elamites, as the …

Why is Jerusalem in such terror? Her slain men are not slain with the sword, but with famine; or, slain with fear, disheartened. Their rulers fled,…

1. The burden of the valley. Here the prophet issues a threat against those who were joined to the people of God by their position of…