Yesaya 13:3

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 

Yeremia 25:25

25:25 all the kings of Zimri; ⁴  all the kings of Elam; ⁵  all the kings of Media; ⁶ 

[13:3]  ¹ tn 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]  ² tn Heb “my warriors with respect to my anger.”

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

[25:25]  ⁴ sn The kingdom of Zimri is mentioned nowhere else, so its location is unknown.

[25:25]  ⁵ sn See further Jer 49:34-39 for judgment against Elam.

[25:25]  ⁶ sn Elam and Media were east of Babylon; Elam in the south and Media in the north. They were in what is now western Iran.