NASB Isaiah 17 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Isaiah 17 — KJV

Prophecy about Damascus

1 The I aoracle° concerning bDamascus°.
  “Behold°, Damascus° is about to be cremoved° from being a city°
  And will become° a dfallen° ruin°.
  2 “The cities° Iof aAroer° are forsaken°;
  They will be for bflocks° IIto lie° down° in,
  And there° will be cno° one° to frighten° [them].
  3 “The I afortified° city° will disappear° from Ephraim°,
  And IIsovereignty° from Damascus°
  And the remnant° of Aram°;
  They will be like the bglory° of the sons° of Israel°,”
  Declares° the LORD° of hosts°.

[1] IOr burden of a Is 13:1 b Gn 14:15; 15:2; 2K 16:9; Jr 49:23; Am 1:3-5; Zc 9:1; Ac 9:2 c Is 7:16; 8:4; 10:9 d Is 25:2; Jr 49:2; Mi 1:6
[2] IGr reads forever and ever IILit and they will lie down a Nu 32:34 b Is 7:21, 22; Ezk 25:5; Zp 2:6 c Mi 4:4
[3] IOr fortification IIOr royal power, kingdom a Is 7:8, 16; 8:4 b Is 17:4; Ho 9:11

  4 ¶ Now in that day° the aglory° of Jacob° will Ifade°,
  And bthe fatness° of his flesh° will become° lean°.
  5 It will be aeven like the Ireaper° gathering° the standing° grain°,
  As his arm° harvests° the ears°,
  Or it will be like one gleaning° ears° of grain°
  In the bvalley° of Rephaim°.
  6 Yet agleanings° will be left° in it like the Ishaking° of an olive° tree°,
  Two° [or] three° olives° on the topmost°° bough°,
  Four° [or] five° on the branches° of a fruitful° tree°,
  Declares° the LORD°, the God° of Israel°.
  7 In that day° man° will ahave° regard° for his Maker°
  And his eyes° will look° to the Holy° One° of Israel°.
  8 He will not have° regard° for the aaltars°, the work° of his hands°,
  Nor° will he look° to that which° his bfingers° have made°,
  Even the I cAsherim° and IIincense° stands°.
  9 In that day° Itheir strong° cities° will be like IIforsaken° places° in the forest°,
  Or like IIIbranches° which° they abandoned° before°° the sons° of Israel°;
  And IVthe land will be a desolation°.
  10 For ayou have forgotten° the bGod° of your salvation°
  And have not remembered° the crock° of your refuge°.
  Therefore°° you plant° delightful° plants°
  And set° them with vine° slips° of a strange° [god].
  11 In the day° that you plant° [it] you carefully° fence° [it] in,
  And in the amorning° you bring° your seed° to blossom°;
  [But] the harvest° will b[be] a heap°
  In a day° of sickliness° and incurable° pain°.

[4] ILit become thin a Is 10:3 b Is 10:16
[5] ILit gathering of the harvest, the standing grain a Is 17:11; Jr 51:33; Jol 3:13; Mt 13:30 b 2S 5:18, 22
[6] ILit striking a Dt 4:27; Is 24:13; 27:12; Ob 5
[7] a Is 10:20; Ho 3:5; 6:1; Mi 7:7
[8] II.e. wooden symbols of a female deity IIOr sun pillars a 2Ch 34:7; Is 27:9 b Is 2:8, 20; 30:22; 31:7 c Ex 34:13; Dt 7:5; Mi 5:14
[9] II.e. man’s IIGr reads the deserted places of the Amorites and the Hivites which they abandoned IIIOr the treetop IVLit it
[10] a Is 51:13 b Ps 68:19; Is 12:2; 33:2; 61:10; 62:11 c Dt 32:4, 18, 31; Is 26:4; 30:29; 44:8
[11] a Ps 90:6 b Jb 4:8; Ho 8:7; 10:13

  12 ¶ Alas°, the uproar° of many° peoples°
  aWho roar° like the roaring° of the seas°,
  And the rumbling° of nations°
  Who rush° on like the brumbling° of mighty° waters°!
  13 The anations° rumble° on like the rumbling° of many° waters°,
  But He will brebuke° them and they will flee° far° away°,
  And be chased° clike chaff° in the mountains° before° the wind°,
  Or like whirling° dust° before° a gale°.
  14 At evening° time°, behold°, [there is] terror°!
  Before° morning° athey are no° more°.
  ISuch° [will be] the portion° of those who plunder° us
  And the lot° of those who pillage° us.

[12] a Is 5:30; Jr 6:23; Ezk 43:2; Lk 21:25 b Ps 18:4
[13] a Is 33:3 b Ps 9:5; Is 41:11 c Jb 21:18; Ps 1:4; 83:13; Is 29:5; 41:15, 16
[14] ILit This a 2K 19:35; Is 41:12

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Syria and Israel are threatened.

1 ¶ The burdenº of Damascus.º Behold,² Damascusº is taken awayº ª from [being] a city,º ² and it shall be² a ruinousº heap.º 2 The citiesº of Aroerº [are] forsaken:º ª they shall be² for flocks,º which shall lie down,º ª and none² shall make [them] afraid.º ª 3 The fortressº also shall ceaseº ª from Ephraim,º ² and the kingdomº from Damascus,º ² and the remnantº of Syria:º they shall be² as the gloryº of the childrenº of Israel,º saithº ª the LORDº of hosts.º 4 And in that² dayº it shall come to pass,² [that] the gloryº of Jacobº shall be made thin,º ª and the fatnessº of his fleshº shall wax lean.º ª 5 And it shall be² as when the harvestmanº gatherethº ª the corn,º and reapethº ª the earsº with his arm;º and it shall be² as he that gatherethº ª earsº in the valleyº of Rephaim.º

[1] Gn 14:15; 15:2; 1K 11:24; 2K 16:9; 1Ch 18:5; 2Ch 28:5, 23; Is 7:8; 8:4; 10:9; 15:1; 19:1; 25:2; 37:26; Jr 49:2, 23; Am 1:3; Mi 1:6; 3:12; Zc 9:1; Ac 9:2.
[2] Nu 32:34; Dt 2:36; 3:12; Jsh 13:16; Is 5:17; 7:23; Jr 7:33; 48:19; Ezk 25:5; Zp 2:6.
[3] 2K 16:9; 17:6; Is 7:8, 16; 8:4; 10:9; 16:14; 28:1; Ho 1:4, 6; 3:4; 5:13; 8:8; 9:11, 16; 10:14; 13:7, 15; Am 2:6; 3:9; 5:25; 6:7; 8:14; 9:1; Mi 1:4.
[4] Dt 32:15; Is 9:8, 21; 10:4, 16; 24:13, 16; Ezk 34:20; Zp 2:11.
[5] Jsh 15:8; 18:16; 2S 5:18, 22; Jr 9:22; 51:33; Ho 6:11; Jol 3:13; Mt 13:30, 39; Rv 14:15.

A remnant shall forsake idolatry.

6 ¶ Yet gleaning grapesº shall be leftº ª in it, as the shakingº of an olive tree,º twoº [or] threeº berriesº in the topº of the uppermost bough,º fourº [or] fiveº in the outmost fruitfulº ª branchesº thereof, saithº ª the LORDº Godº of Israel.º 7 At that² dayº shall a manº lookº ª to² his Maker,º ª and his eyesº shall have respectº ª to² the Holy¹ One² of Israel.º 8 And he shall not² lookº ª to² the altars,º the workº of his hands,º neither² shall respectº ª [that] which² his fingersº have made,º ª either the groves,º or the images.º

[6] Dt 4:27; Jg 8:2; 1K 19:18; Is 1:9; 10:22; 24:13; Ezk 36:8; 37:19; 39:29; Ob 1:5; Mi 7:1; Ro 9:27; 11:4, 26.
[7] Jg 10:15; 2Ch 30:10, 18; 31:1; 35:17; Is 10:20; 19:22; 22:11; 24:14; 29:18, 24; Jr 3:12, 18; 31:4; Ho 3:5; 6:1; 14:1; Mi 7:7.
[8] 2Ch 14:5; 34:4, 6; Is 1:29; 2:8, 18; 27:9; 30:22; 31:6; 44:15, 19; Ezk 36:25; Ho 8:4; 10:1; 13:1; 14:8; Mi 5:13; Zp 1:3; Zc 13:2.

The rest shall be plagued for their impiety.

9 ¶ In that² dayº shall his strongº citiesº be² as a forsakenº ª bough,º and an uppermost branch,º which² they leftº ª becauseº ² of the childrenº of Israel:º and there shall be² desolation.º 10 Because² thou hast forgottenº ª the Godº of thy salvation,º and hast not² been mindfulº ª of the rockº of thy strength,º therefore² ² shalt thou plantº ª pleasantº plants,º and shalt setº ª it with strangeº ª slips:º 11 In the dayº shalt thou make thy plantº to grow,º ª and in the morningº shalt thou make thy seedº to flourish:º ª [but] the harvestº [shall be] a heapº in the dayº of griefº ª and of desperateº ª sorrow.º

[9] Is 6:11; 7:16; 9:9; 17:4; 24:1; 27:10; 28:1; Ho 10:14; 13:15; Am 3:11; 7:9; Mi 5:11; 6:16; 7:13.
[10] Lv 26:16, 20; Dt 6:12; 8:11, 14, 19; 28:30, 38; 32:4, 15; 1Ch 16:35; Ps 9:17; 18:2; 31:2; 65:5; 68:19; 79:9; 85:4; 106:13, 21; Is 12:2; 26:4; 51:13; 65:21; Jr 2:32; 12:13; 17:13; Ho 2:13; 4:6; 8:14; 13:6; Am 5:11; Hab 3:18; Zp 1:13.
[11] Jb 4:8; Is 18:5; 65:13; Jr 5:31; Ho 8:7; 9:1, 16; 10:12; Jol 1:5; Mt 8:11; Ro 2:5, 8; Ga 6:7.

The woe of Israel's enemies.

12 ¶ Woeº to the multitudeº of manyº people,º [which] make a noiseº ª like the noiseº ª of the seas;º and to the rushingº of nations,º [that] make a rushing² like the rushing¹ ª ² of mightyº waters!º 13 The nationsº shall rushº ª like the rushingº of manyº waters:º but [God] shall rebukeº ª them, and they shall fleeº ª far off,º ² and shall be chasedº ª as the chaffº of the mountainsº beforeº the wind,º and like a rolling thingº beforeº the whirlwind.º 14 And behold² at eveningtideº º trouble;º [and] before² the morningº he [is] not.² This² [is] the portionº of them that spoilº ª us, and the lotº of them that robº ª us.

[12] Ps 18:4; 29:3; 46:1; 65:6; 93:3; Is 5:26; 8:7; 9:5; 28:17; Jr 6:23; Ezk 43:2; Lk 21:25; Rv 17:1, 15.
[13] Jb 21:18; 38:11; Ps 1:4; 9:5; 35:5; 46:5; 83:13; Is 10:15, 33; 14:25; 25:4; 27:1; 29:5; 30:30; 31:8; 33:1, 9; 37:29; 41:15; Dn 2:35; Ho 13:3; Mk 4:39.
[14] Jg 5:31; 2K 19:3, 35; Jb 20:29; Ps 37:36; Pv 22:23; Is 10:28; 33:1; Jr 2:3; 13:25; Ezk 39:10; Hab 2:16; Zp 2:9.

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