1. Isaiah 13:2 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

To what does “the gates of the nobles” refer?

Isaiah 13:2 (ESV)

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

This phrase refers specifically to the gates of Babylon, through which the enemy would enter as victors when they took possession of the city on the Day of Judgment.