1 The burden H4853 of Damascus דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק da.Ma.sek H1834 . Behold , Damascus דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ da.Me.sek H1834 is taken away H5493 from [ being ] a city מֵעִ֔יר me.'Ir H5892 , and it shall be וְהָיְתָ֖ה ve.ha.ye.Tah H1961 a ruinous heap. 2 The cities עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei H5892 of Aroer עֲרֹעֵ֑ר 'a.ro.'Er H6177 are forsaken: they shall be תִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָה tih.Yei.nah H1961 for flocks לַעֲדָרִ֣ים la.'a.da.Rim H5739 ; and they shall lie וְרָבְצ֖וּ ve.ra.ve.Tzu H7257 down H7257 and there shall be H1961 none to make them afraid . 3 The fortress מִבְצָר֙ miv.Tzar H4013 also shall cease וְנִשְׁבַּ֤ת ve.nish.Bat H7673 from Ephraim מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם me.'ef.Ra.yim H669 , and the kingdom H4467 from Damascus מִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק mi.da.Me.sek H1834 , and the remnant וּשְׁאָ֣ר u.she.'Ar H7605 of Syria : they shall be יִֽהְי֔וּ yih.Yu H1961 as the glory כִּכְב֤וֹד kikh.Vod H3519 of the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El H3478 , saith Jehovah of hosts צְבָאֽוֹת׃ ס tze.va.'ot H6635 . 4 And in that day בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom H3117 it shall come to pass , that the glory כְּב֣וֹד ke.Vod H3519 of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֑ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 shall be וְהָיָה֙ ve.ha.Yah H1961 made thin , and the fatness of his flesh בְּשָׂר֖וֹ be.sa.Ro H1320 shall become H1961 lean יֵרָזֶֽה׃ ye.ra.Zeh H7329 . 5 And it shall be וְהָיָ֗ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 as when the reaper gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears שִׁבֳּלִ֣ים shi.bo.Lim H7641 with his arm וּזְרֹע֖וֹ u.ze.ro.'O H2220 ; yea, it shall be וְהָיָ֛ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 as he that gathereth ears שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים shi.bo.Lim H7641 in the valley בְּעֵ֥מֶק be.'E.mek H6010 of Rephaim רְפָאִֽים׃ re.fa.'Im H7497 . 6 And a gleaning shall be left H7604 in it , as at the shaking of an olive-tree: two שְׁנַ֧יִם she.Na.yim H8147 , three שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה she.lo.Shah H7969 berries above, in the tree-top; four אַרְבָּעָ֣ה 'ar.ba.'Ah H702 , five חֲמִשָּׁ֗ה cha.mi.Shah H2568 in its fruitful H6509 boughs, saith Jehovah , the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 7 In that day בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom H3117 shall man H120 look H7200 to his Maker, and his eyes וְעֵינָ֕יו ve.'ei.Nav H5869 shall have regard to the Holy קְד֥וֹשׁ ke.Do.osh H6918 One H6918 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 8 And he will not look H7200 to the altars הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹת ha.miz.be.Chot H4196 , the work מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה ma.'a.Seh H4639 of his hands יָדָ֑יו ya.Dav H3027 , nor have regard to what his fingers אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙ 'etz.be.'o.Tav H676 have made H6213 , neither the Asherahs nor the sun-images. 9 In that day בַּיּ֨וֹם bai.Yom H3117 shall his strong cities עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei H5892 be יִהְי֣וּ׀ yih.Yu H1961 as the forsaken tract in the woodland, and the mountain-top which they forsook before the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 ; and there shall be וְהָיְתָ֖ה ve.ha.ye.Tah H1961 desolation שְׁמָמָֽה׃ she.ma.Mah H8077 . 10 For thou hast forgotten שָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙ sha.Kha.chat H7911 the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of thy salvation יִשְׁעֵ֔ךְ yish.'Ekh H3468 , and hast not been mindful of the rock וְצ֥וּר ve.Tzur H6697 of thy strength ; therefore H3651 shalt thou plant תִּטְּעִי֙ ti.te.'I H5193 pleasant plantations, and shalt set them with foreign slips : 11 in the day בְּי֤וֹם be.Yom H3117 of thy planting wilt thou make [ them ] to grow , and on the morrow wilt thou make thy seed זַרְעֵ֣ךְ zar.'Ekh H2233 to flourish; [ but ] the harvest קָצִ֛יר ka.Tzir H7105 will flee in the day בְּי֥וֹם be.Yom H3117 of taking possession , and the sorrow will be incurable אָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס 'a.Nush H605 . 12 Ha! a tumult הֲמוֹן֙ ha.mOn H1995 of many רַבִּ֔ים ra.Bim H7227 peoples H5971 ! they make a noise H1995 as the noise H1995 of the seas יַמִּ֖ים ya.Mim H3220 ; — and the rushing of nations ! they rush as the rushing of mighty כַּבִּירִ֖ים ka.bi.Rim H3524 waters מַ֥יִם Ma.yim H4325 . 13 The nations לְאֻמִּ֗ים le.'u.Mim H3816 rush as the rushing of many רַבִּים֙ ra.Bim H7227 waters מַ֤יִם Ma.yim H4325 ; but he will rebuke וְגָ֥עַר ve.Ga.'ar H1605 them , and they shall flee וְנָ֣ס ve.Nas H5127 far away , and shall be chased as the chaff כְּמֹ֤ץ ke.Motz H4671 of the mountains הָרִים֙ ha.Rim H2022 before the wind ר֔וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 , and like a whirling H1534 [ of dust וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל u.khe.gal.Gal H1534 ] before the whirlwind : 14 behold , at eventide, trouble ; before the morning בֹּ֖קֶר Bo.ker H1242 they are not . This is the portion חֵ֣לֶק Che.lek H2506 of them that spoil H962 us , and the lot וְגוֹרָ֖ל ve.go.Ral H1486 of them that rob us . ← Isaiah 16 Isaiah 18 → Commentaries on Isaiah 17 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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