Isaiah 13:18 (ESV)ExpositionWhy were bows used for slaughter?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishIsaiah 13:18 (ESV)18 Their bows will slaughter the young men; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not pity children.The Medes were men of the bow, thus the bow would be the means with which they would wreak their destruction.
18 Their bows will slaughter the young men; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not pity children.