27 “Lift up a banner in the land!

Blow the trumpet among the nations!

Prepare the nations for battle against her;

summon against her these kingdoms:

Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz.

Appoint a commander against her;

send up horses like a swarm of locusts.

27 Set ye up a standard in the land,

Blow the trumpet among the nations,

Prepare the nations against her,

Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz;

Appoint a captain against her;

Cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

27 Raise a signal flag to the nations.

Sound the battle cry!

Mobilize them all against Babylon.

Prepare them to fight against her!

Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.

Appoint a commander,

and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts!

27 Set up a banner in the land,

Blow the trumpet among the nations!

Prepare the nations against her,

Call the kingdoms together against her:

Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.

Appoint a general against her;

Cause the horses to come up like the bristling locusts.

27 “Lift up a banner in the land!

Blow the trumpet among the nations!

Get the nations ready for battle against Babylon.

Call these kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to fight against her.

Choose a commander to lead the army against Babylon.

Send so many horses that they are like a swarm of locusts.

27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm.

27 Lift up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare nations against her; call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the bristly caterpillars.

27 Raise your battle flag throughout the world. 

Blow the ram’s horn among the nations. 

Prepare nations to attack Babylon. 

Tell the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to attack it. 

Appoint a commander to lead the attack. 

Bring up horses like a swarm of locusts. 

27 Raise a signal flag in the land;

blow a ram’s horn among the nations;

set apart the nations against her.

Summon kingdoms against her—

Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.

Appoint a marshal against her;

bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.

27 Raise a standard in the land,

blow the trumpet among the nations;

prepare the nations for war against her,

summon against her the kingdoms,

Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz;

appoint a marshal against her,

bring up horses like bristling locusts.

27 Raise a banner in the land;

blow a horn among the nations;

prepare for holy war against her;

summon the nations against her,

the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz;

summon against her an official;

bring up horses like bristling creeping locusts.

27 “Nations, lift up a banner in the land of Babylonia!

Blow a trumpet among yourselves!

Prepare yourselves for battle against Babylonia.

Send the kingdoms

of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz against it.

Appoint a commander against it.

Send many horses against it.

Let them be as many as a huge number of locusts.

27 Lift up a signal in the land,

Blow a trumpet among the nations!

Consecrate the nations against her,

Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz;

Appoint a marshal against her,

Bring up the horses like bristly locusts.