Isaiah 10:30
Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim!
What it says
Nearby towns are called to cry aloud as the invader nears.
What it is doing
This verse amplifies the fear spreading through the countryside.
In context
20On that day the remnant of Israel 21A remnant will return — a remnant of Jacob — 22Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, 23For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out 24Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: 25For in just a little while 26And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, 27On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, 28Assyria has entered Aiath 29They have crossed at the ford: 30Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! 31Madmenah flees; 32Yet today they will halt at Nob, 33Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts 34He will clear the forest thickets with an axe,