ישעיהו, פרק י׳, פסוק ל׳

As the Assyrian army rapidly advances toward Judah, sounds of panic and urgent warnings echo through the cities. An alarm spreads from town to town along the enemy's path, giving the residents a brief chance to run for their lives.

The alarm begins with a call to raise a great, loud voice [אבן עזרא, מצודת ציון]. The primary approach among commentators is that this cry is like the sharp blast of a ram's horn, meant to urge the people to hurry and escape the danger. The warning starts in a city or district in Judah known as Bat Gallim [אבן עזרא, מלבי״ם]. Because the Assyrian forces strike this location first, its people carry the heavy burden of sounding the alarm for the towns lying further down the invasion route [רד״ק, מצודת דוד].

Following this initial cry, the neighboring town of Laish is urged to pay attention. The people of Laish must listen closely to the warning sounds coming from Bat Gallim and immediately flee [רש״י, רד״ק, מלבי״ם]. The urgent message then travels further to Anathoth, which is described as a poor and miserable community. The residents of Anathoth are also told to hear the distant alarms and run [רש״י, מצודת דוד, מלבי״ם]. Ultimately, the people living in all of these locations had no choice but to abandon their homes and escape from the approaching enemy forces [ביאור שטיינזלץ].