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Verse Isaiah 13:2. _EXALT THE VOICE_] The word להם _lahem_, "to
them," which is of no use, and rather weakens the sentence, is omitted
by an ancient MS., and the _Vulgate_....
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LIFT YE UP A BANNER - A military ensign or standard. The vision opens
here; and the first thing which the prophet hears, is the solemn
command of God addressed to the nations as subject to him, to rea...
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2. THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS AND THE FUTURE DAY OF JEHOVAH (13-27)
CHAPTER 13
The Burden of Babylon
1. _Jehovah's call to the judgment of Babylon (Isaiah 13:1)_ 2. _The
day of Jehovah: When Babylo...
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ISAIAH 13:1 TO ISAIAH 14:23. THE UTTER RUIN OF BABYLON AND TRIUMPHAL
ODE OVER HER MONARCH'S DEATH. Historical conditions are here
presupposed entirely different from those of Isaiah's time. The
subjec...
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Jehovah musters His hosts....
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_Lift ye up a banner_ A SIGNAL, ch. Isaiah 5:26.
_upon the high mountain_ Render, UPON A BARE MOUNTAIN; i.e. one
denuded of trees, so that the signal might be clearly distinguished.
_the gates of th...
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LIFT YE UP A BANNER— In this beginning of the discourse we have,
_first,_ a figurative declaration of the causes, principal as well as
instrumental, of the judgment to be brought upon Babylon; wherein...
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III.
PEOPLE AND PAGANS - Chapter S 13 - 23
A. IMPLACABLE EMPIRE CH. 13-14
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
1.
BABYLON
a. PREDICTION OF JUDGMENT
TEXT: Isaiah 13:1-8
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The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son...
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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.
LIFT YE UP A BANNER - (Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:10.)
UPON THE H...
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13:2 bare (h-7) Or 'high'...
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1. BURDEN] The corresponding verb means 'to lift up' (_a_) a load,
(_b_) the voice (cp. Isaiah 3:7; Isaiah 42:2; Isaiah 42:11), used of
Balaam lifting up his voice in oracular utterance ...
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BANNER] RV 'ensign,' i.e. a signal for the mustering of distant armies
(Isaiah 5:26). HIGH] RV 'bare,' i.e. without trees; upon such a
mountain the signal would be clearly seen. UNTO THEM] i.e. the pe...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 13
The next major division of the Book of Isaiah is Chapter s 13 to...
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‘Raise a flag’ (see my note on 11:12)...
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LIFT YE UP A BANNER UPON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN... — Strictly speaking,
_a bare mountain._ where there were no trees to hide the standard
round which the forces that the prophet sees were to rally. The wor...
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עַ֤ל הַר ־נִשְׁפֶּה֙ שְֽׂאוּ ־נֵ֔ס
הָרִ֥ימוּ...
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BOOK 5
PROPHECIES NOT RELATING TO ISAIAH'S TIME
In the first thirty-nine Chapter s of the Book of Isaiah-the half
which refers to the prophet's own career and the politics contemporary
with that - we...
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We now commence the second circle of the first division of our book,
in which are contained Isaiah's prophecies concerning the nations and
the world. The first describes the doom of Babylon. Whereas t...
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Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice to them,
shake the (b) hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
(b) That is, the Medes and Persians....
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_Mountain of Media, whence Darius came. It was usual to erect a
signal, (chap. xxx. 17., and Jeremias vi. 1.) to call troops together.
(Calmet)_...
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In the figurative language of prophecy, the Lord describes the
destruction of Babylon. The army that shall come against Babylon, the
Lord calls his sanctified ones, and his mighty ones. By sanctified,...
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2._Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain. _The word _mountain
_contains a metaphor; for the discourse relates to _Babylon_, which,
we know, was situated on a plain; but with a view to its extensi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
With chapter 12 one division of the whole book closes. That which
commences with chapter 13 continues to the end of chapter 27, which
describes th...
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LIFT YE UP A BANNER UPON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN,.... Or "upon the mountain
Nishphah"; some high mountain in Media or Persia, proper to set a
standard on, or erect a banner for the gathering men together, t...
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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.
Ver. 2. _Lift up a banner._] _Deus hic quasi classicum canit; _ G...
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_Lift up a banner_ To gather soldiers together for this expedition;
_upon the high mountain_ Whence it may be discerned at a considerable
distance. _Exalt the voice unto them_ To the Medes, named Isai...
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Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, raising the standard of
battle upon a deforested peak, where it may be visible from all sides,
EXALT THE VOICE UNTO THEM, calling in urgent invitation, SHAK...
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHECIES OF WRATH...
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1-5 The threatenings of God's word press heavily upon the wicked, and
are a sore burden, too heavy for them to bear. The persons brought
together to lay Babylon waste, are called God's sanctified or...
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LIFT YE UP A BANNER, to gather soldiers together for this expedition.
UPON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN; whence it may be discerned at a considerable
distance. Withal he seems to intimate that their enemies shou...
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ORACLE AGAINST BABYLON
Yahweh Raises His Forces For The Destruction of Babylon
The first burden borne by Isaiah was the burden of Babylon, a heavy
burden indeed. And it begins with the calling togeth...
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CONTENTS: Prophecy concerning last days, when punishment will be
visited upon the nations, and Israel shall pass through the Great
Tribulation.
CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: Men have their da...
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In the thirteen Chapter s which follow, the prophet, like a watchman,
raises his voice, and denounces woes against all the surrounding
nations, and finally against his own country.
Isaiah 13:1. _The b...
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_The burden of Babylon_
THE PROPHET’S BURDEN
Whenever we find the word “burden” in this association it means
oracle, a speech of doom; it is never connected with blessing, hope,
enlarged opportunity...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 13:1 God’s Judgment and Grace for the World:
“We Have a Strong City.” Isaiah stresses God’s complete power
over all the nations. God rules history to achieve his goals....
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 13:2 RAISE A SIGNAL. God calls armies to
invade Babylon.
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EXPOSITION
THE BURDEN OF BABYLON. The series of prophecies which commences with
this chapter and continues to the close of Isaiah 23:1; is connected
together by the word _massa_, burden. It has been a...
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Now as we move into chapter 13 and he speaks of the burden of Babylon
which Isaiah saw, you remember that we mentioned when we started the
prophecy of Isaiah that in many of the prophecies, there was...
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Isaiah 10:32; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 11:15; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 45:1;...
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A banner — To gather soldiers together. Mountain — Whence it may
be discerned at a considerable distance. Withal he seems to intimate,
that their enemies should come from the mountainous country of Me...