Isa 5:26 | TNotes | STEP | 5:26 The signal was a banner raised on a long pole and often placed on a high hill (see also 13:2 ; 18:3 ; 30:17 ). The expression signal to distant nations is common in Isaiah and might be a call for participation in battle (as here) or in salvation (11:10 , 12 ; 49:22 ; 62:10 ). • Distant nations refers to the Assyrians and Babylonians, who served as instruments of God’s judgment on Israel (722 BC ) and on Judah (586 BC ). They were the wild “animals” (5:5 ) called in to trample the vineyard (5:1-7 ). They would fiercely attack Israel and Judah, not letting up until God’s judgment was complete (5:27-30 ).

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‏ Isaiah 5:26

5:26 ^a The signal was a banner raised on a long pole and often placed on a high hill (see also 13:2 ^b; 18:3 ^c; 30:17 ^d). The expression signal to distant nations is common in Isaiah and might be a call for participation in battle (as here) or in salvation (11:10 ^e, 12 ^f; 49:22 ^g; 62:10 ^h).

• Distant nations refers to the Assyrians and Babylonians, who served as instruments of God’s judgment on Israel (722 BC) and on Judah (586 BC). They were the wild “animals” (5:5 ⁱ) called in to trample the vineyard (5:1-7 ^j). They would fiercely attack Israel and Judah, not letting up until God’s judgment was complete (5:27-30 ^k).