Verse 17
The archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar "The mighty bowmen of the sons of Kedar" - Sagittariorum fortium , Vulg.; transposing the two words, and reading קשה גבורי gibborey kesheth ; which seems to be right. The strong men of the bow, the most excellent archers.
For the Lord - hath spoken it "For Jehovah hath spoken it" - The prophetic Carmina of Marcius, foretelling the battle of Cannae, lib. 25:12, conclude with the same kind of solemn form: Nam mihi ita Jupiter fatus est ; "Thus hath Jupiter spoken to me." Observe that the word נאם naam , to pronounce, to declare, is the solemn word appropriated to the delivering of prophecies: "Behold, I am against the prophets, saith ( נאם naam , pronounceth) Jehovah, who use their tongues, נאם וינאמו vaiyinamu neum , and solemnly pronounce, He hath pronounced it;" Jeremiah 23:31 . What God says shall most assuredly come to pass; he cannot be deceived.
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