2 Nephi 23:2

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2 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.

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banner. The banner also means “ensign,” which is found earlier in 5:26 and 11:10. Anciently, Israel’s families and clans gathered with their own banner around the temple of Jehovah (Num. 2:2; Mosiah 2:5-6). Similarly, members of God’s kingdom of this dispensation will figuratively lift up the gospel banner upon the mountain (18:3; 30:17), which symbolizes the temple, and the nations of the earth will seek after it.

high mountain. A symbolic reference to the temple.

exalt the voice unto them. This is the “voice of warning” that shall be raised “unto all people, by the mouths of [the Lord’s] disciples” (D&C 1:4). Also, “And let your preaching be the warning voice, every man to his neighbor” (D&C 38:41).

wave the hand. To wave the hand is to beckon or extend an invitation to another.

gates of the nobles. Possibly a symbolic reference to the entrances into Zion or to the temple’s portals.

Parry, Parry, & Peterson, Understanding Isaiah, p. 130