ὅταν γὰρ ὀργὴ. . .πάλιν ἰάσομαι] LXX. diverges here from the Heb. the recurring proper names may have misled the eye and caused confusion. θυμὸς seems to be ABBREV‘violence,’ for ABBREVRezin, cf. Gen. xlix. 6; ἰάσομαι suggests that ABBREVor ABBREVwith further confusion of this verse with the next, has been read as ABBREV‘I will heal.’

5. περὶ σοῦ, λέγοντες] Β omits these words, 8 places περὶ σοῦ before βουλήν. They are found in AOΓ and about a dozen (besides three with κατὰ σοῦ), as well as in the Syro-hexaplar version; and may be the true LXX., or a Hesychian correction. The Lucianic cursives read κατὰ σοῦ, prefixing Ἐφράιμ καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Ῥομελίου; and so V 309, but with περί. See Vol. I., Introd. pp. 24, 25.

ὅ υἱὸς τοῦ Ῥομελίου] Isaiah, whether from pure contempt, or to lay stress on his descent, never names Pekah in his prophetic utterances. There may indeed be some special sting in the method of allusion, per- ceived by ’s hearers though not by us. It is at least curious that Pekah bore a name, however he came by it, so nearly resembling the predecessor whom he slew and replaced.

6. ’IouSatav] A reads Ἰδουμαίαν, an obvious mistake, but easily made. It belongs purely to the Greek; see on Ἀράμ, ver. 1. Cf. chap. xxxvi. I ℵ, xliv. 26 B, Amos i. 9, II, Β* once, Α* 106 twice, Joel iii. 19 ℵ.

συλλαλήσαντες] Scholz regards the Greek as a guess: Heb. has a verb meaning ‘terrify,’ ‘alarrn’: it is causal; the simple form occurs ver. 16 (φοβῆ).