Discovery BoxIsaiah 13:2 
Context13:2 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
Context13:17 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.
1 sn The Lord is speaking here (see v. 3).
2 tn Heb “against them”; NLT “against Babylon.”
3 sn They cannot be bought off, for they have a lust for bloodshed.
4 tn Heb “and bows cut to bits young men.” “Bows” stands by metonymy for arrows.
5 tn Heb “the fruit of the womb.”
6 tn Heb “their eye does not.” Here “eye” is a metonymy for the whole person.
