Isaiah 13:3

Context

13:3 I have given orders to my chosen soldiers;¹

I have summoned the warriors through whom I will vent my anger,²

my boasting, arrogant ones.³

Isaiah 23:11

Context

23:11 The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea,⁴

he shook kingdoms;

he⁵ gave the order

to destroy Canaan’s fortresses.⁶

[13:3] ¹tn Heb “my consecrated ones,” i.e., those who have been set apart by God for the special task of carrying out his judgment.

[13:3] ²tn Heb “my warriors with respect to my anger.”

[13:3] ³tn Heb “the boasting ones of my pride”; cf. ASV, NASB, NRSV “my proudly exulting ones.”

[23:11] ⁴tn Heb “his hand he stretched out over the sea.”

[23:11] ⁵tn Heb “the Lord.” For stylistic reasons the pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation here.

[23:11] ⁶tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.