Isaiah 13:4

The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of many people! 1 The noise of a tumult of the kingdoms like many nations gathered together! 1 Yahweh of hosts is mustering the army for the battle. 1

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The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

In Context

3I have commanded my holy ones, 1 yes, I have called my mighty men to execute my anger, even my proudly exulting ones. 1

5They come from a far country, from way over the horizon. 1 It is Yahweh with his instruments of judgment, to destroy the whole land. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrian, the club of my anger, the rod by whom I wield my fury! 1

Isaiah 45:1This is what Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold, 1 in order to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, 1 and to open the doors before him, so that gates remain open: 1

Jeremiah 50:2“Report to the nations and cause them to listen. Lift up a signal and cause them to listen. Do not conceal it. 1 Say, 'Babylon is taken. Bel is made ashamed. Marduk is dismayed. Its idols are put to shame; its images are dismayed.' 1

Jeremiah 50:21“Arise against the land of Merathaim, against it and the ones inhabiting Pekod. 1 Put them to the sword and set them apart for destruction—this is Yahweh's declaration—do everything that I am commanding you. 1

Jeremiah 51:27Lift up a banner over the earth. Blow the trumpet over the nations. Call the nations to attack her: 1 Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. 1 Appoint a commander to attack her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. 1

Joel 2:1Blow the trumpet in Zion, 1 and sound an alarm on my holy mountain! 1 Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble in fear, 1 for the day of Yahweh is coming; 1 indeed, it is near. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:2-6

The Doom of Babylon. ( b. c. 739.) 1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 2 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. 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts… Read the whole commentary →

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