Isaiah 13:2
Lift up a banner on a bare hill; shout to them. Wave your hand so they may enter the gates of the nobles.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Lift up a banner on the high mountain, exalt the voice to them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Set ye up{H5375} an ensign{H5251} upon the bare{H8192} mountain,{H2022} lift up{H7311} the voice{H6963} unto them, wave{H5130} the hand,{H3027} that they may go{H935} into the gates{H6607} of the nobles.{H5081}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Lift ye up{H5375}{(H8798)} a banner{H5251} upon the high{H8192}{(H8737)} mountain{H2022}, exalt{H7311}{(H8685)} the voice{H6963} unto them, shake{H5130}{(H8685)} the hand{H3027}, that they may go{H935}{(H8799)} into the gates{H6607} of the nobles{H5081}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Make some tokes to the hie hilles, call vnto them, holde vp youre hode, that the prynces maye go in at the dore.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Lift vp a standard vpon the hie mountaine: lift vp the voyce vnto them: wagge the hand, that they may goe into the gates of the nobles.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Lift vp the banner vppon the high hyll, call vnto the, wagge your hande, that they may go into the gates of the princes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Set up an ensign on the bare mountain, lift up the voice to them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`On a high mountain lift ye up an ensign, Raise the voice to them, wave the hand, And they go in to the openings of nobles.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
On a bare hill raise a signal flag, shout to them, wave your hand, so they might enter the gates of the princes!
Referenced Verses
- Isa 5:26 : 26 He lifts a banner for the nations far away and whistles for them from the ends of the earth. Look! They come swiftly and speedily.
- Jer 50:2 : 2 Declare among the nations and proclaim it; raise a banner and proclaim it! Do not hide it. Say, 'Babylon has been captured; Bel is put to shame, Marduk is dismayed. Her idols are disgraced, her images shattered.'
- Jer 51:58 : 58 This is what the Lord of Hosts says: The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates burned with fire. The peoples labor in vain; the nations exhaust themselves only to fuel the flames.
- Jer 51:25 : 25 Behold, I am against you, the destroying mountain, declares the Lord, you who destroy the whole earth. I will stretch out My hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain.
- Isa 45:1-3 : 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut. 2 I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. 3 I will give you treasures hidden in darkness, and riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
- Isa 10:32 : 32 Today, they will halt at Nob; they shake their fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
- Isa 18:3 : 3 All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when the trumpet sounds, you will hear it.
- Jer 51:27-28 : 27 Raise a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her. Summon the kingdoms: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her. Bring up horses like swarming locusts! 28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors, all their officials, and the whole land of their dominion.
- Isa 11:12 : 12 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the outcasts of Israel. He will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
- Isa 11:15 : 15 The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt. With a scorching wind, He will wave His hand over the River and divide it into seven streams, allowing people to cross in sandals.
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2 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, lifted above the hills, and all nations will flow to it.
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