New King James Version
Isaiah 17:10
10Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, And have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold, Therefore you will plant pleasant plants And set out foreign seedlings;
Isaiah 17:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
- New International Version (NIV)You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Therefore, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported vines,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge; therefore, though you plant pleasant plants and sow the vine-branch of a stranger,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you. You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you. So you may plant the finest grapevines and import the most expensive seedlings.
Context of Isaiah 17:10
8He will not look to the altars, The work of his hands; He will not respect what his fingers have made, Nor the wooden images nor the incense altars. 9In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough And an uppermost branch, Which they left because of the children of Israel; And there will be desolation. Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, And have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold, Therefore you will plant pleasant plants And set out foreign seedlings; 11In the day you will make your plant to grow, And in the morning you will make your seed to flourish; But the harvest will be a heap of ruins In the day of grief and desperate sorrow. 12Woe to the multitude of many people Who make a noise like the roar of the seas, And to the rushing of nations That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
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כִּ֤י שָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֔ךְ וְצ֥וּר מָעֻזֵּ֖ךְ לֹ֣א זָכָ֑רְתְּ עַל־כֵּ֗ן תִּטְּעִי֙ נִטְעֵ֣י נַעֲמָנִ֔ים וּזְמֹ֥רַת זָ֖ר תִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Because thou hast forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
- the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of thy salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
- and hast not been mindfulזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- of the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
- of thy strengthמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
- therefore shalt thou plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
- pleasantנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · pleasantnessH5282
- plantsנֶ֫טַעneţa‛ · plantationH5194
- and shalt setזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
- it with strangeזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
- slipsזְמוֹרָהzemôrâh zemôrâh zemôr · branchH2156
Cross-references for Isaiah 17:10
- Isaiah 51:13And you forget the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth; You have feared continually every day Because of the fury of the oppressor, When he has prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?
- Deuteronomy 6:12then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
- Deuteronomy 8:11“Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today,
- Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 106:13They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,
- Jeremiah 2:32Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.
- Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. “Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the Lord, The fountain of living waters.”
- Hosea 2:13I will punish her For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry, And went after her lovers; But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
- Hosea 8:14“For Israel has forgotten his Maker, And has built temples; Judah also has multiplied fortified cities; But I will send fire upon his cities, And it shall devour his palaces.”
- Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me.
- Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”
- 1 Chronicles 16:35And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation; Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.”
- Psalms 65:5By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas;
- Psalms 68:19Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name’s sake!
Commentaries on Isaiah 17:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Strange slips "Shoots from a foreign soil" - The pleasant plants, and shoots from a foreign soil, are allegorical expressions for strange and idolatrous worship; vicious and abominable practices connected with it; reliance on human aid, and on alliances entered into with the neighboring nations, especially Egypt; to all which the Israelites were greatly addicted, and in their expectations from which they should be grievously disappointed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Because thou - Because the kingdom of Israel or Samaria had done it. The God of thy salvation - The God in whom alone was salvation; or who alone could protect thee (compare Micah 7:7; Hosea 2:15). The rock of thy strength - God. A rock of strength is a strongly fortified place; or a rock which an enemy could not successfully assail. High rocks were selected as a place of refuge from an invading foe (see the notes at Isaiah 1:10, Isaiah 1:21). In…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The Israelites combined their faith in the Lord with Baal worship. They turned away from the Lord, who is the only God and will not share devotion with idols. The term Rock refers to the Lord's ability to provide refuge (see Isaiah 26:4; 30:29; Psalm 18:2, 46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. forgotten ... God of ... salvation ... rock--(De 32:15, 18). plants--rather, "nursery grounds," "pleasure-grounds" [Maurer]. set in--rather, "set them," the pleasure-grounds. strange slips--cuttings of plants from far, and therefore valuable.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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