Isa 13:2-3 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. Exalt the voice ] The word lahem , "to them," which is of no use, and rather weakens the sentence, is omitted by an ancient MS., and the Vulgate .

‏ Isaiah 13:2-3

Verse 2. Exalt the voice] The word lahem, "to them," which is of no use, and rather weakens the sentence, is omitted by an ancient MS., and the Vulgate.

Verse 3. I have commanded my sanctified ones] mekuddashai, the persons consecrated to this very purpose. Nothing can be plainer than that the verb kadash, "to make holy," signifies also to consecrate or appoint to a particular purpose. Bishop Lowth translates, "my enrolled warriors." This is the sense.