Lift ye up a banner — A military ensign or standard. The vision opens here; and the first thing which the prophet hears is the sole…

Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain... — Strictly speaking, a bare mountain, where there were no trees to…

1. The burden of Babylon. From this chapter to the twenty-fourth, the Prophet foretells what dreadful and shocking calamities awaited the Gentiles …

Lift you up a banner upon the high mountain
Or "upon the mountain Nishphah"; some high mountain in Media or Persia, …

The threatenings of God's word press heavily upon the wicked, and are a grievous burden, too heavy for them to bear. The persons brought together t…

1. The burden of Babylon. Here the prophet threatens the Babylonians, who had captured the two tribes. This is divided into …