Isa 13:4-5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. Of the battle -"For the battle."] The Bodleian MS. has lemilchamah . Cyrus's army was made up of many different nations. Jeremiah calls it an "assembly of great nations from the north country," . And afterwards mentions the kingdoms of "Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz, (i.e. Armenia, Corduene, Pontus or Phrygia, Vitring.,) with the kings of the Medes," . See Xenophon. Cyrop.

‏ Isaiah 13:4-5

Verse 4. Of the battle-"For the battle."] The Bodleian MS. has lemilchamah. Cyrus's army was made up of many different nations. Jeremiah calls it an "assembly of great nations from the north country," Jer 50:9. And afterwards mentions the kingdoms of "Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz, (i.e. Armenia, Corduene, Pontus or Phrygia, Vitring.,) with the kings of the Medes," Jer 51:27, 28. See Xenophon. Cyrop.

Verse 5. They come from a far country] The word meerets is wanting in one MS. and in the Syriac: "They come from afar."

From the end of heaven] Kimchi says, Media, "the end of heaven," in Scripture phrase, means, the EAST.