48:3 Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim,
‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’
50:22 The noise of battle can be heard in the land of Babylonia. 1
There is the sound of great destruction.
51:54 Cries of anguish will come from Babylon,
the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
4:6 Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. 2
Run for safety! Do not delay!
For I am about to bring disaster out of the north.
It will bring great destruction. 3
6:1 “Run for safety, people of Benjamin!
Get out of Jerusalem! 5
Sound the trumpet 6 in Tekoa!
Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem!
For disaster lurks 7 out of the north;
it will bring great destruction. 8
1 tn The words “of Babylonia” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation to clarify the referent.
1 tn Heb “Raise up a signal toward Zion.”
2 tn Heb “out of the north, even great destruction.”
1 sn It is generally agreed that the temple of the sun was located in Heliopolis, which is elsewhere referred to as On (cf. Gen 41:45). It was the center for the worship of Amon-Re, the Egyptian sun god, and was famous for its obelisks (conical shaped pillars) dedicated to that god. It was located about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of modern-day Cairo.
1 tn Heb “Flee for safety, people of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem.”
2 tn Heb “ram’s horn,” but the modern equivalent is “trumpet” and is more readily understandable.
3 tn Heb “leans down” or “looks down.” This verb personifies destruction leaning/looking down from its window in the sky, ready to attack.
4 tn Heb “[It will be] a severe fracture.” The nation is pictured as a limb being fractured.