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
48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob,
Israel, whom I summoned!
I am the one;
I am present at the very beginning
and at the very end. 4
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.
2 tn Heb “my warriors with respect to my anger.”
3 tn Heb “the boasting ones of my pride”; cf. ASV, NASB, NRSV “my proudly exulting ones.”
4 tn Heb “I [am] he, I [am the] first, also I [am the] last.”