Isa 17:13 | NETfull | 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, ^{▼▼ Heb “the peoples are in an uproar like the uproar of mighty waters.”}
when he shouts at ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ Or perhaps “tumbleweed” (NAB, NIV, CEV); KJV “like a rolling thing.”} before a strong gale.