NET Bible
"On a bare hill raise a signal flag, shout to them, wave your hand, so they might enter the gates of the princes!"
— Isaiah 13:2, NET Bible
“Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.”
“Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. ”
“Set up a banner on the bare mountain! Lift up your voice to them! Wave your hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.”
“Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates.”
“Put up a flag on a clear mountain-top, make a loud outcry to them, give directions with the hand, so that they may go into the doors of the great ones.”
“Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.”
The Lord Will Judge Babylon This is an oracle about Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:
On a bare hill raise a signal flag, shout to them, wave your hand, so they might enter the gates of the princes!
I have given orders to my chosen soldiers; I have summoned the warriors through whom I will vent my anger, my boasting, arrogant ones.
There is a loud noise on the mountains– it sounds like a large army! There is great commotion among the kingdoms– nations are being assembled! The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is mustering forces for battle.
They come from a distant land, from the horizon. It is the LORD with his instruments of judgment, coming to destroy the whole earth.