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Isaiah 13:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 13:2

Verse 2 of 22

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 13:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 13:2

Theological / Devotional

Lift ye up a banner. God was to give the signal for the destruction of Babylon. It was He who so directed affairs among the nations that one power after another was to turn its attention against the proud and wicked city until finally it would be utterly destroyed. A banner set upon a mountain would be clearly seen, and thus it was with the Lord’s signal for Babylon’s doom. The shaking, or waving, of the hand was a gesture of anger and threatened judgment against the city (see on ch. 10:32).

High mountain. Literally, “smooth mountain,” or “a mountain swept bare.”

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