ISA 13:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Φωνὴ ἐθνῶν πολλῶν ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων, ὁμοία ἐθνῶν πολλῶν, φωνὴ βασιλέων καὶ ἐθνῶν συνηγμένων· Κύριος σαβαὼθ ἐντέταλται ἔθνει ὁπλομάχῳ,
(Fōnaʸ ethnōn pollōn epi tōn oreōn, homoia ethnōn pollōn, fōnaʸ basileōn kai ethnōn sunaʸgmenōn; Kurios sabaōth entetaltai ethnei hoplomaⱪōi, )

BrTr A voice of many nations on the mountains, even like to that of many nations; a voice of kings and nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts has given command to [fn]a war-like nation,

ULT ⇔ The sound of a multitude in the mountains,
⇔  like a numerous people!
⇔  The sound of a tumult of the kingdoms,
⇔  nations are gathered!
⇔ Yahweh of hosts is mustering the army for the battle.

UST Listen to the noise on the mountains,
⇔ which is the noise of a huge army marching!
⇔ It is the noise made by people of many people groups shouting.
⇔ Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, has summoned this army to gather together.

BSB Listen, a tumult on the mountains,
⇔ like that of a great multitude!
⇔ Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
⇔ like nations gathered together!
⇔ The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing
⇔ an army for war.

OEB Hark! On the hills a tumult
⇔ as of a mighty multitude.
⇔ Hark! It’s the roar of kingdoms,
⇔ of nations gathering together.
⇔ The Lord of Hosts is mustering
⇔ his army for the battle.

WEBBE The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! The LORD of Armies is mustering the army for the battle.

WMBB The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mustering the army for the battle.

NET There is a loud noise on the mountains –
⇔ it sounds like a large army!
⇔ There is great commotion among the kingdoms –
⇔ nations are being assembled!
⇔ The Lord who commands armies is mustering
⇔ forces for battle.

LSV A voice of a multitude in the mountains,
A likeness of a numerous people,
A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered,
YHWH of Hosts inspecting a host of battle!

FBV A noise comes from the mountains, sounding like that of a huge crowd! It's the roaring sound from the kingdoms, from nations gathering together! The Lord Almighty is calling up an army for war.

T4T ⇔ Listen to the noise on the mountains,
⇔ which is the noise of a huge army marching!
⇔ It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting.
⇔ The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.

LEB • is on the mountains, the likeness of many people! • A sound of the roar of the kingdoms, • of nations gathering! • Yahweh of hosts is mustering an army for battle.

BBE The noise of great numbers in the mountains, like the noise of a strong people! The noise of the kingdoms of the nations meeting together! The Lord of armies is numbering his forces for war.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Hark, a tumult in the mountains, like as of a great people! Hark, the uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! The LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

ASV The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Jehovah of hosts is mustering the host for the battle.

DRA The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as it were of many people, the noise of the sound of kings, of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts hath given charge to the troops of war.

YLT A voice of a multitude in the mountains, A likeness of a numerous people, A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered, Jehovah of Hosts inspecting a host of battle!

Drby The noise of a multitude on the mountains, as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations assembled together: Jehovah of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

RV The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! the LORD of hosts mustereth the host for the battle.

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

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

13.4 like…: Heb. the likeness of

KJB-1611 [fn]The noise of a multitude in the mountaines, like as of a great people: a tumultuous noise of the kingdomes of nations gathered together: the LORD of hostes mustereth the hoste of the battell.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

13:4 Heb. the likenesse of.

Bshps There is a noyse of a multitude in the mountaynes, lyke as of a great people, a rushing as though the kingdomes of the nations came together: the Lorde of hoastes mustreth his armye to battayle.
(There is a noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people, a rushing as though the kingdoms of the nations came together: the Lord of hosts mustreth his armye to battayle.)

Gnva The noyse of a multitude is in the mountaines, like a great people: a tumultuous voyce of the kingdomes of the nations gathered together: the Lord of hostes nombreth the hoste of the battell.
(The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, like a great people: a tumultuous voice of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts numberth the host of the battle. )

Cvdl With that, me thought I herde in the moutaynes, a noyse, like as it had bene of a greate people: and a ru?shinge, as though the kyngdomes of all nacions had come together. (And the LORDE of hoostes was the captayne of the whole armye.)
(With that, me thought I heard in the mountains, a noise, like as it had been of a great people: and a ru?shinge, as though the kingdoms of all nations had come together. (And the LORD of hoostes was the captain of the whole armye.))

Wycl The vois of multitude in hillis, as of many puplis; the vois of sown of kyngis, of hethene men gaderit togidere. The Lord of oostis comaundide to the chyualry of batel,
(The voice of multitude in hills, as of many puplis; the voice of sown of kings, of heathen men gaderit together. The Lord of hosts commanded to the chyualry of battle,)

Luth Es ist ein Geschrei einer Menge auf den Bergen wie eines großen Volks, ein Geschrei als eines Getümmels der versammelten Königreiche der Heiden. Der HErr Zebaoth rüstet ein Heer zum Streit,
(It is a Geschrei einer Menge on the Bergen like one large peoples, a Geschrei als one Getümmels the/of_the gathereden kingreiche the/of_the Heiden. The LORD Zebaoth rüstet a Heer for_the battle,)

ClVg Vox multitudinis in montibus, quasi populorum frequentium; vox sonitus regum, gentium congregatarum. Dominus exercituum præcepit militiæ belli,
(The_voice multitudinis in montibus, as_if to_the_peoplerum frequentium; voice sonitus of_kings, gentium congregatarum. Master exercituum ordered militiæ belli, )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Day of the Lord

The expression day of the Lord refers to a time of retribution when God judges his enemies in wrath and fury. The ungodly receive the punishment they deserve, while the righteous enter into their full salvation (see Isa 3:16–4:6). On the day of the Lord, God manifests his awe-inspiring lordship over creation. When God comes in glory, humans experience terror (2:10, 19, 21) because all human support structures (religious, economic, military, social) come under his scrutiny.

This expression first appeared in the prophecy of Amos (Amos 5:18), but evidently it did not originate with him. Amos was correcting a popular misunderstanding that the Israelites already held. They believed that the day of the Lord would be a joyous day of salvation when God would intervene in the world to judge Israel’s enemies and reestablish Israelite rule over all of greater Canaan. But Amos warned the Israelites that the day of the Lord would not be light for them, but darkness, for they were in rebellion against him (see Amos 5:10-12, 21-27). Self-confident Israelites assumed that God was always on their side, but their sins had, in fact, made them God’s enemies, and they deserved his full punishment.

The expression became part of the standard vocabulary of the prophets, often being referred to simply as “that day” (e.g., Isa 2:11; 27:1; Zeph 1:8). In light of God’s warnings and the people’s sinfulness, the prophets envisioned that day as imminent (see, e.g., Joel 1:15; 2:1). As such, they hoped that their warnings would spur repentance among God’s people (see Zeph 2:1-3). Unfortunately, their warnings largely fell on deaf ears. The day of the Lord came for the northern kingdom when Assyria destroyed Samaria; it came for the southern kingdom when Babylon invaded in 605–586 BC and destroyed Jerusalem.

While the day of the Lord is catastrophic for the ungodly—Joel compares its devastation to that of a locust plague (Joel 1:1–2:11)—it provides assurance to God’s people that God is sovereign and just, and it serves as a day of salvation for those who have listened to the prophets and turned to the Lord (see Joel 2:31-32). The same God who would bring devastation upon his enemies would be a refuge and a fortress for his people (Joel 3:11). And the nations that were used by God to bring his judgment upon Israel and Judah would later face their own day of the Lord (see, e.g., Isa 13:4-22; Ezek 30:1-5; Obad 1:15-16).

While the judgment referred to by the Old Testament prophets was largely realized in the Exile, New Testament writers picked up the expression day of the Lord to speak of the return of Christ as judge of all the earth. That day will come “as unexpectedly as a thief” (2 Pet 3:10; see also 1 Thes 5:2-4), so God’s people must be prepared—or else face a similar fate to those who failed to heed the warnings of the prophets.

Passages for Further Study

Isa 2:10-22; 4:1-6; 13:4-12; Ezek 30:1-5; Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-11, 28-32; 3:9-16; Amos 5:18-24; Obad 1:15-16; Zeph 1:2-18; Mal 4:1-5; 1 Cor 1:8; 5:5; 1 Thes 5:2; 2 Thes 2:2; 2 Tim 1:18; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 20:1-15

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 0) The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of many people

(Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice tumult in/on/at/with,mountains like people great sound/voice uproar kingdoms nations gathered_together YHWH armies/angels mustering army battle )

The words “there is” are understood. The phrases “multitude” and “many people” mean the same thing. Alternate translation: “There is the noise of many people in the mountains” or “There is the noise of a great crowd of people in the mountains”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 0) The noise of a tumult of the kingdoms like many nations gathered together

(Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice tumult in/on/at/with,mountains like people great sound/voice uproar kingdoms nations gathered_together YHWH armies/angels mustering army battle )

The words “there is” are understood. The words “kingdoms” and “nations” here refer to the same thing. Alternate translation: “There is the noisy commotion of many kingdoms gathered together”

(Occurrence 0) is mustering

(Some words not found in UHB: sound/voice tumult in/on/at/with,mountains like people great sound/voice uproar kingdoms nations gathered_together YHWH armies/angels mustering army battle )

Alternate translation: “is gathering”

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