30 Bible Verses about Flags

The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard.

"The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.

Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers' house.

Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

"On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,

And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

"On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,

Then the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions!

Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.

And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner,

You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah

He will raise a signal for nations far away, and whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come!

He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.

Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples.

Raise a standard toward Zion, flee for safety, stay not, for I bring disaster from the north, and great destruction.

On a bare hill raise a signal; cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles.

"Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: 'Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.'

"Set up a standard on the earth; 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.

"Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon; make the watch strong; set up watchmen; prepare the ambushes; for the LORD has both planned and done what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples--of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

A thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you shall flee, till you are left like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, like a signal on a hill.

Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs.

We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.

How long must I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a signal is raised on the mountains, look! When a trumpet is blown, hear!