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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 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.

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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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