God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 17:7
7When that day comes, they will look to their maker, and their eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 17:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In that day a man will look to his Maker, And his eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel.
Context of Isaiah 17:7
5That time will be like harvesting bundles of grain by the armful. It will be like gathering grain in the Rephaim Valley. 6Only a few people will survive. They will be like an olive tree that has been beaten. Only two or three olives are left at the top of the highest branch, four or five olives on the rest of the branches,” declares the Lord God of Israel. When that day comes, they will look to their maker, and their eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel. 8They won’t look to the altars made by their hands or to the Asherah poles or incense altars which their fingers molded. 9When that day comes, the fortified cities which other people abandoned because of the Israelites will be like abandoned woods and undergrowth. So it will become a wasteland.
Read all of Isaiah 17Isaiah 17:7 word by word
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יִשְׁעֶ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם עַל־עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וְעֵינָ֕יו אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 17:7
- Isaiah 10:20At that time the remaining few Israelites, the survivors of Jacob’s descendants will no longer depend on the one who struck them. They will only depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 19:22The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague. When he strikes them, he will also heal them. Then they will come back to the Lord. And he will respond to their prayers and heal them.
- Isaiah 22:11You will build a reservoir between the two walls to hold the water of the Old Pool. You didn’t look to Jerusalem’s maker. You didn’t see the one who formed it long ago.
- Isaiah 24:14They raise their voices. They shout for joy. From the sea they sing joyfully about the Lord’s majesty.
- Isaiah 29:18When that day comes, the deaf will hear the words written in the book. The blind will see out of their gloom and darkness.
- Judges 10:15The people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do to us whatever you think is right. But please rescue us today!”
- 2 Chronicles 30:10So the messengers went from city to city in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun. But the people ridiculed them.
- 2 Chronicles 31:1When this was over, all the Israelites who were there went to the cities in Judah. They crushed the sacred stones, cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, and tore down the illegal places of worship and the altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. The Israelites destroyed all of these things. Then all the Israelites returned to their own cities. Each person went to his own property.
- 2 Chronicles 35:17The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time. They also celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
- Jeremiah 3:12Go and proclaim these things to the north: “ ‘Come back, unfaithful Israel. It is the Lord speaking. I will no longer frown on you because I’m merciful,’ declares the Lord. ‘I will no longer be angry with you.
- Jeremiah 31:4Once again I will build you up, and you will be rebuilt, my dear people Israel. Once again you will take your tambourines, and you will go dancing with happy people.
- Hosea 3:5After that, the Israelites will turn and look to the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord for his blessings in the last days.
- Hosea 6:1Let’s return to the Lord. Even though he has torn us to pieces, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bandage our wounds.
- Hosea 14:1Israel, return to the Lord your God. You have stumbled because of your sins.
- Micah 7:7I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.
Commentaries on Isaiah 17:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7At that day shall a man look to his Maker - Instead of confiding in their strongly fortified places and armies, they shall look for aid and protection to the God that made them, and who alone can help them. National afflictions and judgments often have the effect to turn the eyes of even a wicked and rebellious people to God. They feel their danger; they are convinced of their guilt; they see that no one but God can protect them; and for a time they are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The people mentioned here are either Israelites or all of humanity. look … turn their eyes: They will once more trust in the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. look to his Maker--instead of trusting in their fortresses--(Is 17:3; Mi 7:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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