Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles—the raising of an ensign summoning the nations to war against Babylon, with the command to march toward the gates of Babylon's nobility. The militaristic imagery suggests that God is orchestrating the conquest of Babylon through the assembly of hostile nations. This verse establishes the beginning of Babylon's downfall through the divine orchestration of international military action.

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