New Living Translation
Isaiah 17:10
10Why? 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.
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 King James Version (NKJV)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;
Context of Isaiah 17:10
8They will no longer look to their idols for help or worship what their own hands have made. They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles or worship at the pagan shrines they have built. 9Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest, like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned when the Israelites came here so long ago. It will be utterly desolate. 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. 11They may sprout on the day you set them out; yes, they may blossom on the very morning you plant them, but you will never pick any grapes from them. Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain. 12Listen! The armies of many nations roar like the roaring of the sea. Hear the thunder of the mighty forces as they rush forward like thundering waves.
Read all of Isaiah 17Isaiah 17:10 word by word
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 51:13Yet you have forgotten the Lord, your Creator, the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth. Will you remain in constant dread of human oppressors? Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies? Where is their fury and anger now? It is gone!
- Deuteronomy 6:12be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 8:11“But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
- Psalms 106:13Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!
- Jeremiah 2:32Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have forgotten me.
- Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who turn away from you will be disgraced. They will be buried in the dust of the earth, for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water.
- Hosea 2:13I will punish her for all those times when she burned incense to her images of Baal, when she put on her earrings and jewels and went out to look for her lovers but forgot all about me,” says the Lord.
- Hosea 4:6My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.
- Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces, and Judah has fortified its cities. Therefore, I will send down fire on their cities and will burn up their fortresses.”
- Hosea 13:6But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.
- Isaiah 12:2See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:35Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation! Gather and rescue us from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you.”
- Psalms 65:5You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
- Psalms 68:19Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name.
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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