Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
Or - Else; the only alternative if Israel's enemies wish to escape being 'burnt together.'
Let him take hold of my strength - Be-mahuzi, the refuge which I afford (Maurer). "Take hold" refers to the horns of the altar, which fugitives often laid hold of as an asylum (1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28). Jesus is God's "strength" or "refuge," which sinners must repair to, and take hold of, if they are to have "peace" with God (Isaiah 45:24; Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:14: cf. Job 22:21).