Yesaya 13:2

13:2 ¹ On a bare hill raise a signal flag,

shout to them,

wave your hand,

so they might enter the gates of the princes!

Yesaya 30:17

30:17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; ² 

at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, ³ 

until the remaining few are as isolated ⁴ 

as a flagpole on a mountaintop

or a signal flag on a hill.”

[13:2]  ¹ sn The Lord is speaking here (see v. 3).

[30:17]  ² tn Heb “One thousand from before [or “because of”] one battle cry.” גְּעָרָה (gÿ’arah) is often defined as “threat,” but in war contexts it likely refers to a shout or battle cry. See Ps 76:6.

[30:17]  ³ tn Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.

[30:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).