Discovery BoxIsaiah 30:17 
Context30:17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; 1
at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, 2
until the remaining few are as isolated 3
as a flagpole on a mountaintop
or a signal flag on a hill.”
Isaiah 66:20
Context66:20 They will bring back all your countrymen 4 from all the nations as an offering to the Lord. They will bring them 5 on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on mules, and on camels 6 to my holy hill Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the Israelites bring offerings to the Lord’s temple in ritually pure containers.
1 tn Heb “One thousand from before [or “because of”] one battle cry.” גְּעָרָה (gÿ’arah) is often defined as “threat,” but in war contexts it likely refers to a shout or battle cry. See Ps 76:6.
2 tn Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.
3 tn Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).
4 tn Heb “brothers” (so NIV); NCV “fellow Israelites.”
5 tn The words “they will bring them” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn The precise meaning of this word is uncertain. Some suggest it refers to “chariots.” See HALOT 498 s.v. *כִּרְכָּרָה.
