Isaiah 13:18 - Exposition
Their bows (comp. Jeremiah 1:9 , Jeremiah 1:14 ). Both the Medes and the Persians were skilled archers. Herodotus tells us that every Persian youth was taught three things—"to ride, to draw the bow, and to speak the truth". At Persepolis, Modes and Persians are alike represented as carrying bows and quivers. AE schyius regards the contest between the Persians and the Greeks as one between the arrow and the spear.
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