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Isaiah 13:3 I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
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Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, and they will rejoice when I am exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, <i>even</i> them that rejoice in my highness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger— Those who rejoice in My exaltation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded My consecrated ones, I have also called for My warriors Who boast in My eminence, To <i>execute</i> My anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My mighty warriors, My proudly exulting ones, To execute My anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My mighty warriors, My proudly exulting ones, To <i>execute</i> My anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I have commanded My set apart ones, I have even called My mighty warriors, My proudly exulting ones, To <i>execute</i> My anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I [the LORD] have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My great warriors, My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]— To <i>execute</i> My anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my warriors, who celebrate my triumph, to execute my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded My chosen ones; I have also called My warriors, who exult in My triumph, to execute My wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD has commanded his very best warriors and his proud heroes to show how angry he is. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I've commanded my holy ones. I've called my mighty men to carry out my anger. They find joy in my triumphs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has called out his proud and confident soldiers to fight a holy war and punish those he is angry with. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I myself have commanded my consecrated ones; I have also summoned my warriors, those who rejoice in my triumph, to carry out my angry judgments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have given orders to my chosen soldiers; I have summoned the warriors through whom I will vent my anger, my boasting, arrogant ones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my consecrated ones; I have also called my mighty men to carry out my anger, my proudly exulting ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for my anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my mighty men for my anger, even my proudly exulting ones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have given charge to My sanctified ones, "" Also I have called My mighty ones for My anger, "" Those rejoicing at My excellence.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have given charge to My sanctified ones, Also I have called My mighty ones for Mine anger, Those rejoicing at Mine excellency.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I commanded to the consecrated, also I called the strong ones for mine anger, those exulting in my lifting up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my sanctified ones, and have called my strong ones in my wrath, them that rejoice in my glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In my wrath, I commanded my sanctified ones, and I called my strong ones, those who exult in my glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my consecrated ones, I have summoned my warriors, eager and bold to carry out my anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, have summoned my warriors, my proudly exulting ones, to execute my anger.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have called the mighty ones in my anger, even them that became strong with my excellency.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have commanded my Holy Ones and I have called the warriors in my passion, and they grow strong in my excellency<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have commanded My consecrated ones, Yea, I have called My mighty ones for mine anger, Even My proudly exulting ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I give command, and I bring them: giants are coming to fulfil my wrath, rejoicing at the same time and insulting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/13-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2727" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">An Oracle Concerning Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wê·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">have commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: lim·qud·dā·šāy (Prep-l:: V-Pual-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">My sanctified ones;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">I have even</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: ḡib·bō·w·ray (Adj-mpc:: 1cs) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">My warriors</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: lə·’ap·pî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">to execute My wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5947.htm" title="5947: ‘al·lî·zê (Adj-mpc) -- Exultant, jubilant. From alaz; exultant.">and exult</a> <a href="/hebrew/1346.htm" title="1346: ga·’ă·wā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Majesty, pride. From ga'ah; arrogance or majesty; by implication, ornament.">in My triumph.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27-28</a></span><br />“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. / Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Joel 3:9-11</a></span><br />Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! / Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ / Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Revelation 17:14</a></span><br />They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Jeremiah 50:21-25</a></span><br />Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD. / “The noise of battle is in the land—the noise of great destruction. / How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4-7</a></span><br />I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords. / Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets, / as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a></span><br />Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Joel 2:11</a></span><br />The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a></span><br />Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for my anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.</p><p class="hdg">commanded</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Isaiah 23:11</a></b></br> He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant <i>city</i>, to destroy the strong holds thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Isaiah 44:27,28</a></b></br> That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-4.htm">Isaiah 45:4,5</a></b></br> For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me… </p><p class="hdg">mighty ones</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-24</a></b></br> Thou <i>art</i> my battle axe <i>and</i> weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Joel 3:11</a></b></br> Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-18</a></b></br> And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast… </p><p class="hdg">them that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">Ezra 1:1</a></b></br> Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and <i>put it</i> also in writing, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-1.htm">Ezra 6:1</a></b></br> Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-12.htm">Ezra 7:12-26</a></b></br> Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect <i>peace</i>, and at such a time… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/12-1.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/psalms/148-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/106-16.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Exulting</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Highness</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Power</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-17.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Triumph</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">War</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Warriors</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-1.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Exulting</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Highness</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Power</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Triumph</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm">War</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Warriors</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">God musters the armies of his wrath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">The desolation of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "sanctified ones" are those set apart by God for a specific task. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>, these are likely the Medes, who were used by God to bring judgment upon Babylon. The term "sanctified" here does not imply moral purity but rather being consecrated for God's use. This reflects the biblical theme that God can use any nation or people to fulfill His purposes, as seen in other instances like Cyrus in <a href="/isaiah/45.htm">Isaiah 45:1</a>. The concept of being "commanded" by God underscores His sovereignty over nations and history.<p><b>I have even summoned My warriors</b><br>The "warriors" are those who will carry out God's judgment. Historically, this refers to the Medes and Persians, who conquered Babylon in 539 BC. The summoning of these warriors highlights God's control over historical events and His ability to orchestrate the rise and fall of empires. This aligns with the biblical narrative that God is the ultimate authority over all earthly powers, as seen in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God changes times and seasons and deposes kings.<p><b>to execute My wrath</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the purpose of the warriors' summoning: to carry out divine judgment. The "wrath" of God is a recurring theme in the Bible, representing His righteous anger against sin and injustice. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>, Babylon's pride and idolatry warranted such judgment. This reflects the broader biblical principle that God is just and will not leave sin unpunished, as seen in <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a>, where God's wrath is revealed against all ungodliness.<p><b>and exult in My triumph.</b><br>The final phrase speaks to the outcome of God's judgment: His ultimate victory. The "triumph" is not just the defeat of Babylon but the demonstration of God's power and justice. The exultation of the warriors can be seen as a reflection of God's glory being revealed through His acts of judgment. This anticipates the eschatological victory of God over all evil, as depicted in <a href="/revelation/19.htm">Revelation 19:1-2</a>, where a great multitude in heaven praises God for His true and just judgments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, who commands and summons His chosen instruments for a divine purpose.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanctified_ones.htm">Sanctified Ones</a></b><br>Individuals set apart by God for a specific task, often seen as holy or consecrated.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/warriors.htm">Warriors</a></b><br>Those who are called to carry out God's judgment, possibly referring to the Medes as historical agents of God's wrath against Babylon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The target of God's impending judgment, representing a powerful empire known for its pride and idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message, serving as a mouthpiece for divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is in control of history and uses nations and individuals to fulfill His purposes, even in judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_sanctified.htm">The Role of the Sanctified</a></b><br>Being set apart by God involves a call to action, often requiring courage and obedience to fulfill His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_wrath.htm">The Reality of Divine Wrath</a></b><br>God's wrath is a response to sin and rebellion, reminding us of the seriousness of turning away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_god's_triumph.htm">Joy in God's Triumph</a></b><br>There is a call to rejoice in God's ultimate victory over evil, encouraging believers to trust in His justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_fulfillment_and_prophetic_assurance.htm">Historical Fulfillment and Prophetic Assurance</a></b><br>The historical fulfillment of prophecies like this one assures us of the reliability of God's Word and His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_63_1-3_show_divine_justice.htm">In Isaiah 63:1-3, how can the imagery of garments stained with blood be reconciled with the prophet's claim of divine justice without external historical evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_isaiah_3_1-3's_event.htm">Isaiah 3:1-3: How can we verify a historical event where God supposedly removes all forms of leadership and resources without clear archaeological evidence of sudden societal collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zephaniah_3_17_with_wrath.htm">How do we reconcile Zephaniah 3:17's depiction of a rejoicing God with earlier passages describing severe wrath and destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_speak_truthfully_with_love.htm">How can you speak truthfully with love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">I have commanded my sanctified ones . . .</span>--The word is applied even to the fierce tribes of the future destroyers, as being appointed, or <span class= "ital">consecrated, </span>by Jehovah for that special work. The thought and the words (there translated "prepare") appear in <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm" title="Prepare you war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us! for the day goes away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.">Jeremiah 6:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm" title="And I will prepare destroyers against you, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.">Jeremiah 22:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm" title="Set you up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars.">Jeremiah 51:27</a>. So in the later prophecies Cyrus appears as "the anointed" of the Lord (<a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;">Isaiah 45:1</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Even them that rejoice in my highness.</span>--In <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm" title="In that day shall you not be ashamed for all your doings, wherein you have transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the middle of you them that rejoice in your pride, and you shall no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.">Zephaniah 3:11</a> the same phrase occurs in a bad sense. Here, apparently, it denotes the proud consciousness of the invaders that they are doing God's work. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have commanded my sanctified ones</span>. The pronoun "I" is emphatic - "I myself." Not only will an external summons go forth, but God will lay his own orders on them whom he chooses for his instruments, and bid them come to the muster. All who carry out his purposes are, in a certain sense, "sanctified ones" (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Jeremiah 22:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a>, etc.). Here the Modes and Persians are specially in. tended (see ver. 17). <span class="cmt_word">For mine anger</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "for the purpose of executing my anger." <span class="cmt_word">Even them that rejoice in my highness</span>; rather, <span class="accented">my proudly exultant ones</span> (Cheyne, Rosenmüller, Gesenius). AEschylus calls the Persians <span class="greek">ὑπερκόμπους</span> ('Persae,' 1. 827); Herodotus, <span class="greek">ὑβριστάς</span> (1. 41). The high spirits, however, natural to gallant soldiers on going out to war, rather than any special haughtiness or arrogancy, are intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/13-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוֵּ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My sanctified ones;</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lim·qud·dā·šāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרָ֤אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My warriors</span><br /><span class="heb">גִבּוֹרַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḡib·bō·w·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to execute My wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַפִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] exult</span><br /><span class="heb">עַלִּיזֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘al·lî·zê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5947.htm">Strong's 5947: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exultant, jubilant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in My triumph.</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּאֲוָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ga·’ă·wā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1346.htm">Strong's 1346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/13-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:3 I have commanded my consecrated ones (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 13:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 13:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>