Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 13:2
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.
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.
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_....
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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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...
_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...
Jehovah musters His hosts....
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...
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 1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son...
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...
13:2 bare (h-7) Or 'high'...
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...
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 ...
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...
‘Raise a flag’ (see my note on 11:12)...
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...
עַ֤ל הַר ־נִשְׁפֶּה֙ שְֽׂאוּ ־נֵ֔ס הָרִ֥ימוּ...
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...
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...
_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)_...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHECIES OF WRATH...
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...
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...
Isaiah 13:2 up H5375 (H8798) banner H5251 high H8192 (H8737) mountain H2022 Raise H7311 (H8685) voice...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 13:2 RAISE A SIGNAL. God calls armies to invade Babylon. ⇐ ⇔
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...
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...
Isaiah 10:32; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 11:15; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 45:1;...
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...