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Isaiah 30:17
New English Translation
Isaiah 30:17
New English Translation
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.”
Footnotes
- 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.
- Isaiah 30:17 tn Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.
- Isaiah 30:17 tn Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).
Isaiah 30:17
Common English Bible
Isaiah 30:17
Common English Bible
17 One thousand will flee at the threat of one,
and at the threat of five you will flee,
until you are left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a flag on a hill.
Ésaïe 30:17
Louis Segond
Ésaïe 30:17
Louis Segond
17 Mille fuiront à la menace d'un seul, Et, à la menace de cinq, vous fuirez, Jusqu'à ce que vous restiez Comme un signal au sommet de la montagne, Comme un étendard sur la colline.
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