אֲנִ֥י צִוֵּ֖יתִי לִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑י גַּ֣ם קָרָ֤אתִי גִבּוֹרַי֙ לְאַפִּ֔י עַלִּיזֵ֖י גַּאֲוָתִֽי׃
I have commanded My consecrated ones, Yea, I have called My mighty ones for mine anger, Even My proudly exulting ones.
Berakhot
There is a teaching : Rabban Gamaliel said : For three things I admire the Persians : They are temperate with their food, modest in the privy, and modest in another matter.
Berakhot
"I have commanded My consecrated ones" (Is. xiii. 3). Rab Joseph taught : These are the Persians who are consecrated and destined for Gehinnom.