Isa 17:13 | NET2full | STEP | Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves , when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land , driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills or like dead thistles before a strong gale .

‏ Isaiah 17:13

13 Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, ^{▼▼tn Heb “the peoples are in an uproar like the uproar of mighty waters.”}
when he shouts at ^{▼▼tn Or “rebukes.” The verb and related noun are used in theophanies of God’s battle cry, which terrifies his enemies. See, for example, Pss 18:15; 76:7; 106:9; Isa 50:2; Nah 1:4, and A. Caquot, TDOT 3:49-53.} them, they will flee to a distant land,
driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills
or like dead thistles ^{▼▼tn Or perhaps “tumbleweed” (NAB, NIV, CEV); KJV “like a rolling thing.”} before a strong gale.