Moses built an altar, and he called it &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> is my Banner,&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">You have given your loyal followers<n id="1" /> a rallying flag,p> <p class="poetry">so that they might seek safety from the bow.<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;How long must I see the enemy&#8217;s battle flagsp> <p class="poetry">and hear the military signals of their bugles?&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth.p> <p class="poetry">Look, they<n id="2" /> come quickly and swiftly.p>

<p class="poetry">He will lift a signal flag for the nations;p> <p class="poetry">he will gather Israel&#8217;s dispersed people<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and assemble Judah&#8217;s scattered peoplep> <p class="poetry">from the four corners of the earth.p>

<p class="poetry">All you who live in the world,p> <p class="poetry">who reside on the earth,p> <p class="poetry">you will see a signal flag raised on the mountains;p> <p class="poetry">you will hear a trumpet being blown.p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> said to Moses, &#8220;Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks<n id="1" /> at it, he will live.&#8221;

So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived.<n id="1" />p>

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning.

<t /><p class="bodytext">At that time<n id="1" /> a root from Jesse<n id="2" /> will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance,<n id="3" /> and his residence will be majestic.

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">On a bare hill raise a signal flag,p> <p class="poetry">shout to them,p> <p class="poetry">wave your hand,p> <p class="poetry">so they might enter the gates of the princes!p>

<p class="poetry">They will surrender their stronghold<n id="1" /> because of fear;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">their officers will be afraid of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s battle flag.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">This is what the <sc>Lordsc> says &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the one whose fire is in Zion,p> <p class="poetry">whose firepot is in Jerusalem.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Though at this time your ropes are slack,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the mast is not secured,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the sail<n id="3" /> is not unfurled,p> <p class="poetry">at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">even the lame will drag off plunder.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Come through! Come through the gates!p> <p class="poetry">Prepare the way for the people!p> <p class="poetry">Build it! Build the roadway!p> <p class="poetry">Remove the stones!p> <p class="poetry">Lift a signal flag for the nations!p>

<p class="poetry">Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Run for safety! Do not delay!p> <p class="poetry">For I am about to bring disaster out of the north.p> <p class="poetry">It will bring great destruction.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sailp> <p class="poetry">to serve as your banner;p> <p class="poetry">blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah<n id="1" /> was used for your deck&#8217;s awning.p>

<p class="poetry">One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">until the remaining few are as isolated<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">as a flagpole on a mountaintopp> <p class="poetry">or a signal flag on a hill.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">This is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Look I will raise my hand to the nations;p> <p class="poetry">I will raise my signal flag to the peoples.p> <p class="poetry">They will bring your sons in their armsp> <p class="poetry">and carry your daughters on their shoulders.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Announce<n id="1" /> the news among the nations! Proclaim it!p> <p class="poetry">Signal for people to pay attention!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say:p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Babylon will be captured.p> <p class="poetry">Bel<n id="3" /> will be put to shame.p> <p class="poetry">Marduk will be dismayed.p> <p class="poetry">Babylon&#8217;s idols will be put to shame.p> <p class="poetry">Her disgusting images<n id="4" /> will be dismayed.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Give the signal to attack Babylon&#8217;s wall!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Bring more guards!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Post them all around the city!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Put men in ambush!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc> will do what he has planned.p> <p class="poetry">He will do what he said he would do to the people of Babylon.<n id="5" />p>