Isaiah 30:17

30:17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; ¹ 

at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, ² 

until the remaining few are as isolated ³ 

as a flagpole on a mountaintop

or a signal flag on a hill.”

Isaiah 38:5

38:5 “Go and tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor ⁴  David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,

¹ tn Heb “One thousand from before [or “because of”] one battle cry.” גְּעָרָה (gÿ’arah) is often defined as “threat,” but in war contexts it likely refers to a shout or battle cry. See Ps 76:6.

² tn Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.

³ tn Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).

⁴ tn Heb “father” (so KJV, NAB, NIV).