Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Call out to them.
Wave your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.
New American Standard Bible
Raise your voice to them,
King James 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.
International Standard Version
"Raise a banner on a bare hilltop! Cry out loud to them! Give a wave of the hand, signaling for them to enter the gates of the nobles.
A Conservative Version
Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain. Lift up the voice to them. Wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain,
Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice,
Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
Lift up a banner upon a bare mountain, raise the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
Julia Smith Translation
Lift ye up a signal upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice to them; move the hand to and fro and they shall come in to the entrances of the noble minded.
King James 2000
Lift up a banner upon the high mountain, raise the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Raise a signal on a bare hill, lift up [your] voice to them; wave [the] hand and may they enter [the] gateways of [the] noblemen.
Modern King James verseion
Lift up a banner on a bare mountain, exalt the voice to them, shake the hand, so that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Lift up the banner upon the high hill, call unto them; hold up your hand, that the princes may go in at the door.
NET Bible
On a bare hill raise a signal flag, shout to them, wave your hand, so they might enter the gates of the princes!
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Upon a bare mountain, lift ye up a standard, Raise high the voice to them, Wave the hand, That they may enter the doors of nobles.
Webster
Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice to them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
'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.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 13:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Oracle Against Babylon
1
An oracle
Call out to them.
Wave your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.
I have also called My warriors,
who exult in My triumph,
to execute My wrath.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:26
and whistles
Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
Jeremiah 50:2
proclaim and raise up a signal flag;
proclaim, and hide nothing.
Say: Babylon is captured;
Bel
Marduk is devastated;
her idols are put to shame;
her false gods, devastated.
Isaiah 10:32
shaking his fist at the mountain of Daughter Zion,
the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 45:1-3
whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm
to open the doors before him
and the gates will not be shut:
Jeremiah 51:25
this is the Lord’s declaration—
you devastate the whole earth.
I will stretch out My hand against you,
roll you down from the cliffs,
and turn you into a charred mountain.
Jeremiah 51:58
This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:
and her high gates consumed by fire.
The peoples will have labored for nothing;
the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.
Isaiah 11:12
and gather the dispersed of Israel;
He will collect the scattered of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 11:15
He will wave His hand over the Euphrates
with His mighty wind
and will split it into seven streams,
letting people walk through on foot.
Isaiah 18:3
and you who live on the earth,
when a banner is raised on the mountains, look!
When a trumpet sounds, listen!
Jeremiah 51:27-28
blow a ram’s horn among the nations;
set apart the nations against her.
Summon kingdoms against her—
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a marshal against her;
bring up horses like a swarm