Isaiah 13:2

13:2 ¹ On a bare hill raise a signal flag,

shout to them,

wave your hand,

so they might enter the gates of the princes!

Isaiah 13:17-18

13:17 Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; ² 

they are not concerned about silver,

nor are they interested in gold. ³ 

13:18 Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; ⁴ 

they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, ⁵ 

they will not ⁶  look with pity on children.

[13:2]  ¹ sn The Lord is speaking here (see v. 3).

[13:17]  ² tn Heb “against them”; NLT “against Babylon.”

[13:17]  ³ sn They cannot be bought off, for they have a lust for bloodshed.

[13:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and bows cut to bits young men.” “Bows” stands by metonymy for arrows.

[13:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fruit of the womb.”

[13:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “their eye does not.” Here “eye” is a metonymy for the whole person.