Isaiah 13:4

The noise of a multitude in the mountains, A resemblance of many people,—The noise of a tumult of kingdoms Nations gathered together, Yahweh of hosts, mustering a host for battle!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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 myself, have given charge to my hallowed ones,—Yea I have called My heroes in showing mine anger, My proudly exulting ones.

5They are coming in From a land far away. From the utmost bound of the heavens,—Yahweh—with his weapons of indignation, To destroy the land.

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:5Alas! for Assyria, the rod of mine anger,—Yea, the very staff in their hand, is, my displeasure:

Isaiah 45:1Thus, saith Yahweh, to his Anointed, to Cyrus—Whose right hand I have firmly grasped To subdue before him, nations, And the loins of kings, will I ungird,—To open, before him, the two-leaved doors, And, the gates, shall not be shut:

Jeremiah 50:2Tell ye among the nations And let it be heard And lift ye up a standard, Let it be heard do not conceal: Say ye—Captured is Babylon, Confounded is Bel, Broken in pieces is Merodach, Confounded are her images, Broken down her manufactured gods;

Jeremiah 50:21Against the land of Merathaim, go thou up against her, And against the inhabitants of Pekod,—Lay waste and devote to destruction after them Declareth Yahweh, And do according to all which I have commanded thee.

Jeremiah 51:27Set ye up an ensign in the earth Blow ye a horn among the nations Hallow against her—nations, Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat Minni, and Ashkenaz,—Set in charge against her a marshal, Bring up cavalry like hairy locusts:

Joel 2:1Blow ye a horn in Zion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land, tremble,—for coming is the day of Yahweh, for it is near!—

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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