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17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier;[a]
at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away,[b]
until the remaining few are as isolated[c]
as a flagpole on a mountaintop
or a signal flag on a hill.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:17 tn Heb “One thousand from before [or “because of”] one battle cry.” גְּעָרָה (geʿarah) is often defined as “threat,” but in war contexts it likely refers to a shout or battle cry. See Ps 76:6.
  2. Isaiah 30:17 tn Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.
  3. Isaiah 30:17 tn Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).

17 A thousand will flee
    at the threat of one;
at the threat of five(A)
    you will all flee(B) away,
till you are left(C)
    like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
    like a banner(D) on a hill.”

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