Isa 30:17 | NETfull | STEP | One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, until the remaining few are as isolated as a flagpole on a mountaintop or a signal flag on a hill.”

Isaiah 30:17

17 One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; ^{▼▼ Heb “One thousand from before [or “because of”] one battle cry.” גְּעָרָה (g^e’arah) is often defined as “threat,” but in war contexts it likely refers to a shout or battle cry. See Ps 76:6.}
at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, ^{▼▼ Heb “from before [or “because of”] the battle cry of five you will flee.}
until the remaining few are as isolated ^{▼▼ Heb “until you are left” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).}
as a flagpole on a mountaintop
or a signal flag on a hill.”