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Isaiah 30

Isaiah 30:17

The Worthless Treaty with Egypt · Isaiah 30:1–17
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Translations

Modern
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
Traditional
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
Literal
One thousand from the face of the threat of one, from the face of the threat of five you will flee, until only you are left behind like a pole on the top of the mountain and like a banner on the hill!
Latin
Mille homines a facie terroris unius; et a facie terroris quinque fugietis, donec relinquamini quasi malus navis in vertice montis, et quasi signum super collem.

Original

Hebrew
English
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

Notes

Isaiah 30:17

  • one … five: This curse is the opposite of God's blessing for obedience (Leviticus 26:8; Deuteronomy 32:30).

  • The Assyrians had taken control of most of the land of Judah. Only Jerusalem remained.

    The city stood alone, like a single pole on top of a hill. It was isolated and surrounded by enemy territory.

Isaiah 30:12–17

Judgment would suddenly overtake the people of Judah because they were content with their fantasy world, and they refused God’s path to rest and quietness.

Isaiah 30:1–33

After warning Judah of judgment due to their stubbornness and reliance on Egypt (Isaiah 30:1–17), God promised to show compassion to his people and defeat their enemies.

Events

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of Numbers and Numerology Remnant

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks: Panics Beacon: General Scriptures Concerning Ensign: General Scriptures Concerning Mountain: Signals From Mountains: Beacons or Ensigns often Raised Upon Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments War: Threatens Defeat In