22 “Assyriaais there, and all her company, With their graves all around her, All of them slain, fallen by the sword.
23aHer graves are set in the recesses of the Pit, And her company is all around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who bcaused terror in the land of the living.
24 “There isaElam and all her multitude, All around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who have bgone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, cWho caused their terror in the land of the living; Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
25 They have set her abed in the midst of the slain, With all her multitude, With her graves all around it, All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; Though their terror was caused In the land of the living, Yet they bear their shame With those who go down to the Pit; It was put in the midst of the slain.
26 “There areaMeshech and Tubal and all their multitudes, With all their graves around it, All of them buncircumcised, slain by the sword, Though they caused their terror in the land of the living.
27aThey do not lie with the mighty Whoare fallen of the uncircumcised, Who have gone down to hell with their weapons of war; They have laid their swords under their heads, But their iniquities will be on their bones, Because of the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
28 Yes, you shall be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, And lie with those slain by the sword.
29 “There isaEdom, Her kings and all her princes, Who despite their might Are laid beside those slain by the sword; They shall lie with the uncircumcised, And with those who go down to the Pit.
There is Elam - The Elamites, not far from the Assyrians; others think that Persia is meant. It was invaded by the joint forces of Cyaxares and Nebuchadnezzar.
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