Isa 13:11-16 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 11. I will punish the world -"I will visit the world"] That is, the Babylonish empire; as ηοικουμενη, for the Roman empire, or for Judea, ; . So the universus orbis Romanus , for the Roman empire; Salvian . lib. v. Minos calls Crete his world: "Creten, quae meus est orbis," Ovid. Metamorph . viii. 9.

‏ Isaiah 13:11-16

Verse 11. I will punish the world-"I will visit the world"] That is, the Babylonish empire; as ηοικουμενη, for the Roman empire, or for Judea, Lu 2:1; Ac 11:28. So the universus orbis Romanus, for the Roman empire; Salvian. lib. v. Minos calls Crete his world: "Creten, quae meus est orbis," Ovid. Metamorph. viii. 9.

Verse 12. I will make a man more precious than fine gold-wedge of Ophir.] The Medes and Persians will not be satisfied with the spoils of the Babylonians. They seek either to destroy or enslave them; and they will accept no ransom for any man-either for enosh, the poor man, or for adam, the more honourable person. All must fall by the sword, or go into captivity together; for the Medes, (Isa 13:17,) regard not silver, and delight not in gold.

Verse 14. "And the remnant"] Here is plainly a defect in this sentence, as it stands in the Hebrew text; the subject of the proposition is lost. What is it that shall be like a roe chased? The Septuagint happily supply it, οικαταλελειμμενοι, shear, the remnant. A MS. here supplies the word yosheb, the inhabitant; which makes a tolerably good sense; but I much prefer the reading of the Septuagint.

They shall-turn-"They shall look"] That is, the forces of the king of Babylon, destitute of their leader, and all his auxiliaries, collected from Asia Minor, and other distant countries, shall disperse and flee to their respective homes.

Verse 15. Every one that is found-"Every one that is overtaken"] That is, none shall escape from the slaughter; neither they who flee singly, dispersed and in confusion; nor they who endeavour to make their retreat in a more regular manner, by forming compact bodies: they shall all be equally cut off by the sword of the enemy. The Septuagint have understood it in this sense, which they have well expressed:-

οςγαραναλωηττηθησεται

καιοιτινεςσυνηγμενοιεισιπεσουνταιμαχαιρα

"Whosoever is caught shall be overthrown,

And all that are collected together shall fall by the sword."

Where, for ηττηθησεται, MS. Pachom has εκκενθησεται, et οιγ Cod. Marchal. in margine, et MS. I. D. II. εκκεντηθησεται, which seems to be right, being properly expressive of the Hebrew.