Isaiah 13:4

The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
noise	ק֥וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
multitude	הָמ֛וֹן ha.Mon	H1995	a noise · noun, common masculine singular absolute
mountains	בֶּֽהָרִ֖ים be.ha.Rim	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
as	דְּמ֣וּת de.Mut	H1823	resemblance · noun, common feminine singular construct
great	רָ֑ב Rav	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine singular absolute
people	עַם 'am-	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
tumultuous	שְׁא֞וֹן she.'on	H7588	uproar (as of rushing) · noun, common masculine singular construct
noise	ק֠וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
kingdoms	מַמְלְכ֤וֹת mam.le.Khot	H4467	dominion · noun, common feminine plural construct
nations	גּוֹיִם֙ go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
together	נֶֽאֱסָפִ֔ים ne.'e.sa.Fim	H622	to gather for any purpose · verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
mustereth	מְפַקֵּ֖ד me.fa.Ked	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
host	צְבָ֥א tze.Va'	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common masculine singular construct
battle	מִלְחָמָֽה mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
Ezekiel 38:3-23 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
Joel 2:1-11 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD co…
Joel 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which…
Revelation 19:11-21 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge…
Isaiah 10:5-6 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Isaiah 22:1-9 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
Isaiah 45:1-2 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of k…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:1-5

The general title of this book was, The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, Isa 1:1. Here we have that which Isaiah saw, which was represented to his mind as clearly and fully as if he had seen it with his bodily eyes; but the particular inscription of this sermon is the burden of Babylon. 1. It is a burden, a lesson they were to learn (so some understand it), but they would be loth to learn it, and it would be a burden to their memories, or a load which should lie heavily upon them and under which they should sink. Those that will not make the word of God their rest (Isa 28:12; Jer 6:16) shall find it made a burden to them. 2. It is the burden of Babylon or Babel, which at this time was a dep…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 13:4

the mountains--namely, which separate Media and Assyria, and on one of which the banner to rally the hosts is supposed to be reared. tumultuous noise--The Babylonians are vividly depicted as hearing some unwonted sound like the din of a host; they try to distinguish the sounds, but can only perceive a tumultuous noise. nations--Medes, Persians, and Armenians composed Cyrus' army.

John Gill on Isaiah 13:4

The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people,.... That is, like the noise of a very numerous people; this noise was heard either on the mountains of Media, where they flocked in vast numbers to the standard set; or on the mountains upon the borders of Chaldea, when the army under Cyrus was marching towards Babylon: a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together; for Cyrus's army consisted of several kingdoms and nations; for besides the thirty thousand Persians he brought with him into Media, where he was made general of the Medes also, and was sent with the joint forces of both nations against Babylon, the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz, w…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 13:4

The Church Fathers

(Verse 4, 5.) The voice of the multitude on the mountains, like the voice of many people: the sound of the gathered kings of nations. The Lord of hosts has commanded the forces of war to come from afar, from the top of the heavens. The Lord and His vessels of fury, to destroy all the earth. The attack of the Medes and Persians is described: with many auxiliary forces gathered, their army led by their Lord, they come to lay waste to Babylon, to destroy all the earth: not that they have devastated the whole world, but all the land of Babylon and the Chaldeans. For language is indeed the Scripture's, so as to signify all the provinces of that land, concerning which the discourse is had: which some not understanding, draw down to the subversion of all lands.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Babylon — The Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of the tribes.” The monumental list of its kings reaches back to…
Prophecy — Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human…
Babylon · Predictions respecting: Destruction of — Predictions respecting: Destruction of
Muster · Of troops — Of troops
War · 28:25-68;32:30; — 28:25-68;32:30;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 13:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 13:4

John Gill on Isaiah 13:4

John Calvin on Isaiah 13:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 13:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 13:4

John Gill on Isaiah 13:4

John Calvin on Isaiah 13:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 13:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 13:2

Rashi on Isaiah 13:3