Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 17

(Jeremiah 49:23–27)

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against Damascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834: “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834is no longerמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH5493a cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892;it has becomeוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a heapמְעִ֥יme.'IH4596of ruinsמַפָּלָֽה׃ma.pa.LahH4654.

2The citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Aroerעֲרֹעֵ֑ר'a.ro.'ErH6177are forsakenעֲזֻב֖וֹתa.zu.VotH5800;they will be leftתִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961to the flocksלַעֲדָרִ֣יםla.'a.da.RimH5739,which will lie downוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257with no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to fearמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

3The fortressמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013will disappearוְנִשְׁבַּ֤תve.nish.BatH7673from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the sovereigntyוּמַמְלָכָ֥הu.mam.la.KhahH4467from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834.The remnantוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758will beיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961like the splendorכִּכְב֤וֹדkikh.VodH3519of the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4“Inוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the splendorכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290will fadeיִדַּ֖לyi.DalH1809,and the fatוּמִשְׁמַ֥ןu.mish.ManH4924of his bodyבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320will waste awayיֵרָזֶֽה׃ye.ra.ZehH7329,

5asוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961the reaperקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105gathersכֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ke.'e.SofH622the standing grainקָמָ֔הka.MahH7054and harvestsיִקְצ֑וֹר וְהָיָ֛הyik.Tzor ve.ha.YahH7114 H1961the earsשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםshi.bo.LimH7641with his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220,as one gleansכִּמְלַקֵּ֥טkim.la.KetH3950heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםshi.bo.LimH7641in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

6Yet gleaningsעֽוֹלֵלֹת֙o.le.LotH5955will remainוְנִשְׁאַר־ve.nish.'ar-H7604,like an olive treeזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132that has been beatenכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363—twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969berriesגַּרְגְּרִ֖יםgar.ge.RimH1620atop the treeבְּרֹ֣אשׁ אָמִ֑ירbe.Rosh 'a.MirH7218 H534,fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702or fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֗הcha.mi.ShahH2568on its fruitfulפֹּֽרִיָּ֔הpo.ri.YahH6509branchesבִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙bis.'i.Fei.haH5585,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120will lookיִשְׁעֶ֥הyish.'EhH8159toעַל־'al-H5921their Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213and turn their eyesוְעֵינָ֕יוve.'ei.NavH5869toאֶל־'el-H413the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃Yis.ra.'El tir.'Ei.nahH3478 H7200.

8They will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808lookיִשְׁעֶ֔הyish.'EhH8159toאֶל־'el-H413the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196they have fashionedמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639with their handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027וַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834or to the Asherahsוְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםve.ha.'a.she.RimH842and incense altarsוְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ma.NimH2553they have madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213with their fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֔ה'etz.be.'o.Tav lo' yir.'EhH676 H3808 H7200.

9In thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117their strongמָעֻזּ֗וֹma.'u.ZoH4581citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892will be likeיִהְי֣וּ׀yih.YuH1961forsakenכַּעֲזוּבַ֤תka.'a.zu.VatH5800thicketsהַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.reshH2793and summitsוְהָ֣אָמִ֔ירve.Ha.'a.MirH534אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,abandonedעָזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440to the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and to utterוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588you have forgottenשָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙sha.Kha.chatH7911the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your salvationיִשְׁעֵ֔ךְyish.'EkhH3468and failedלֹ֣אlo'H3808to rememberזָכָ֑רְתְּza.Kha.retH2142the Rockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697of your refugeמָעֻזֵּ֖ךְma.'u.ZekhH4581.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651,though you cultivateתִּטְּעִי֙ti.te.'IH5193delightfulנַעֲמָנִ֔יםna.'a.ma.NimH5282plotsנִטְעֵ֣יnit.'EiH5194and set out cuttingsתִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃tiz.ra.'E.nuH2232from exoticזָ֖רzarH2114vinesוּזְמֹ֥רַתu.ze.Mo.ratH2156—

11though on the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117you plantנִטְעֵךְ֙nit.'eKhH5194you make them growתְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִיte.sag.Se.giH7735,and on that morningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242you help your seedזַרְעֵ֣ךְzar.'EkhH2233sproutתַּפְרִ֑יחִיtaf.Ri.chiH6524—yet the harvestקָצִ֛ירka.TzirH7105will vanishנֵ֥דnedH5067on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of diseaseנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH2470and incurableאָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס'a.NushH605painוּכְאֵ֥בu.khe.'EvH3511.

12Alasה֗וֹיHoH1945,the tumultהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971;they rageכַּהֲמ֥וֹתka.ha.MotH1993like the roaringיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993seasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220and clamoringוּשְׁא֣וֹןu.she.'onH7588nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816;they rumbleכִּשְׁא֛וֹןkish.'onH7588like the crashingיִשָּׁאֽוּן׃yi.sha.'UnH7582of mightyכַּבִּירִ֖יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

13The nationsלְאֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816rageיִשָּׁא֔וּןyi.sha.'UnH7582like the rushכִּשְׁא֞וֹןkish.'onH7588of manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325.He rebukesוְגָ֥עַרve.Ga.'arH1605them,and they fleeוְנָ֣סve.NasH5127far awayמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801,drivenוְרֻדַּ֗ףve.ru.DafH7291beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307like chaffכְּמֹ֤ץke.MotzH4671on the hillsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,like tumbleweedsוּכְגַלְגַּ֖לu.khe.gal.GalH1534beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440a galeסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492.

14לְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256In the eveningעֶ֙רֶב֙'e.revH6153,there isוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009sudden terrorבַלָּהָ֔הva.la.HahH1091!Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242,they are no moreאֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369!Thisזֶ֚הzehH2088isthe portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of those who loot usשׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּsho.Sei.nuH8154and the lotוְגוֹרָ֖לve.go.RalH1486of those who plunder usלְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ סle.vo.ze.Zei.nuH962.

(Jeremiah 49:23–27)

Commentaries on Isaiah 17