And I will break thy bow in thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

And have smitten thy bow out of thy left hand, Yea, thine arrows out of thy right I cause to fall.

And with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.

And I will strike your bow in your left hand, and I will cast away your arrows from your right hand.

I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand - The Persians whom Antiochus had in his army, Ezekiel 38:5, were famous as archers, and they may be intended here. The bow is held by the left hand; the arrow is pulled and discharged by the right.

And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand,.... In which it is usually held, to have the arrow fitted to it:
and I will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand; where they are commonly held when put into the bow, and then the bow is drawn with it; signifying hereby, that though he should come into the land of Israel, he should not succeed; he would be stripped of his armour, and it would be useless to him: bows and arrows are put for all kind of warlike instruments; and are particularly mentioned because they were chiefly used in war when this prophecy was delivered.

bow--in which the Scythians were most expert.

Thy bow - What is said of the bow rendered useless, is to be understood of all other weapons of war; this is one kind, the bow, being most in use with the Scythians, is mentioned for all the rest.