Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 2. Lift up a standard upon the hie mountain: lift up the voice unto them that wag the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

Vers. 2. Lift vp a standard vpon the hie mountaine: lift vp the voice vnto them that wag the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

There is a similitude in the word mountain, because it is spoken to Babylon, §1which (as we know) was seated upon a plain: but he sets it as it were upon an hie place like a fortress mounted up above all peoples, and that in regard of the Monarchy. Unless any §2had rather take this word indefinitely: as if he should say, that when the standard shall be lifted up, they shall run thither from far countries, because it will draw people unto it from all parts by the sight of it. I take this latter sense to be the most probable; but I thought it not amiss to set down that first which was commonly received.

THere is a similitude in the word mountaine, because it is spoken to Babylon, §1which (as we know) was seated vpon a plaine: but he sets it as it were vpon an hie place like a fortresse mounted vp aboue all peoples, and that in regard of the Monarchie. Vnlesse any §2had rather take this word indefinitly: as if he should say, that whē the standard shall be lifted vp, they shall runne thither from farre countries, because it will draw people vnto it from all parts by the sight of it. I take this latter sense to be the most probable; but I thought it not amisse to set downe that first which was commonly receiued.