In Exodus 17:15, 16, this signifies constant warfare under the Lord's protection from people in the falsities of interior evil, for a banner signifies calling to war. (Arcana Coelestia 8624)

In Isaiah 31:9, this signifies judgment upon people who esteem themselves as wise in divine things from their own intelligence. (Apocalypse Explained 411[18])

In Psalm 60:4, this signifies confident of deliverance and protection. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 310)

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 12; Apocalypse Revealed 532; Isaiah 3, 18, Isaiah 18:3; Matthew 24, Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1, 12:1, 12)

1946. 'And you will call his name Ishmael' means its state of life. In ancient times sons and daughters used to be given names which meant the state that their parents were passing through, especially that of their mothers at the time of conception, or while they were with child, or when they gave birth, or after their infants had been born. Names accordingly carried a meaning. The origin of Ishmael's name is explained here, namely 'because Jehovah has hearkened to your affliction', which was his mother's state. What Ishmael represents however is described in the next verse.