Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Their valiant ones shall cry without "The mighty men raise a grievous cry" - Three MSS. read erelim , that is, lions of God, or strong lions. So they called valiant men heroes; which appellation the Arabians and Persians still use. See Bochart. Hieroz. Part 1 lib. 3 cap. 1. " Mahomet, ayant reconnu Hamzeh son oncle pour homme de courage et de valeur, lui donne le titre ou surnom d' Assad Allah, qui signifie le lion de Dieu . "D' Herbelot, p. 427. And for chatsah , the Syriac and Chaldee, read kashah , whom I follow. The Chaldee, Syriac, Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion read ereh lahem , or yireh , with what meaning is not clear.
The word erellam , which we translate valiant ones, is very difficult; no man knows what it means. Kimchi supposes that it is the name of the angel that smote the Assyrian camp! The Vulgate, and my old MS., translate it seers; and most of the Versions understand it in this way. None of the MSS. give us any help, but as we see above in Lowth.
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