Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
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Isaiah 13:18
Their bows also - Bows and arrows were the usual weapons of the ancients in war; and the Persians were particularly skilled in their use. According to Xenophon, Cyrus came to Babylon with a great number of archers and slingers (Cyrop. ii. 1).
Shall dash the young men ... - That is, they shall dash the young men to pieces, or kill them by their bows and arrows. Vulgate, ' And with their arrows shall they slay the young.' The meaning of the word here rendered ' dash to pieces,' is to smite suddenly to the ground.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 13:18:
Daniel 5:30
Zechariah 6:6
Mark 14:43-52
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