Isaiah 17:5

Isaiah 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
• New International Version (NIV)It will be as when reapers harvest the standing grain, gathering the grain in their arms— as when someone gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it shall be as when the reaper gathers standing grain and his arm harvests the ears, and as when one gleans the ears of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain, And reaps the heads with his arm; It shall be as he who gathers heads of grain In the Valley of Rephaim.

Context of Isaiah 17:5

3The fortress will also cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the glory of Bnei-Yisrael. It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot. 4Now in that day Jacob’s glory will fade, and the fatness of his flesh grow lean. It will be as when the harvester gathers the standing grain and reaps the heads with his arm, as when one gleans grain in the valley of Rephaim. 6Only gleanings will remain, as when beating an olive tree— two or three olives at the very top, four or five on a fruitful tree’s branches. It is a declaration of Adonai God of Israel. 7In that day a man will look to his Maker and his eyes will turn to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 17:5 word by word

וְהָיָ֗ה כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ קָצִ֣יר קָמָ֔ה וּזְרֹע֖וֹ שִׁבֳּלִ֣ים יִקְצ֑וֹר וְהָיָ֛ה כִּמְלַקֵּ֥ט שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall be as when the harvestmanקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• gatherethאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the cornקָמָהqâmâh · standing grainH7054
• and reapethקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• the earsשִׁבֹּ֫לֶתshibbôl shibbôleth · earH7641
• with his armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• and it shall be as he that gatherethלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
• in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Rephaim)H6010
• of Rephaimרְפָאִיםrâphâ' râphâh · (Valley of) RephaimH7497

Cross-references for Isaiah 17:5

• Jeremiah 9:22Thus says Adonai: “Let not the wise boast in his wisdom nor the mighty boast in his might nor the rich glory in his riches.
• Jeremiah 51:33For thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at treading time. A little longer, and the time of harvest for her will come.”
• Hosea 6:11Also, Judah, there is a harvest for you, when I return My people from captivity.”
• Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time, I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.’”
• Revelation 14:15Then another angel came out of the Temple, crying out with a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.”
• Joshua 15:8Then the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the southern flank of the Jebusites—that is, Jerusalem—and went up to the top of the mountain that flanks the Hinnom Valley to the west, which is at the northern end of the Rephaim Valley.
• Joshua 18:16Then the border went down to the foot of the mountain by the Valley of Ben-hinnom, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. Then it went down to the Valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel.
• 2 Samuel 5:18The Philistines came and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

Commentaries on Isaiah 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5As when the harvestman gathereth "As when one gathereth" - That is, the king of Assyria shall sweep away the whole body of the people, as the reaper strippeth off the whole crop of corn; and the remnant shall be no more in proportion than the scattered ears left to the gleaner. The valley of Rephaim near Jerusalem was celebrated for its plentiful harvest; it is here used poetically for any fruitful country. One MS., and one ancient edition, has באסף…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And it shall be … - This is the other figure by which the prophet sets forth the calamities that were coming upon Ephraim - an image designed to denote the fact that the inhabitants and wealth of the land would be collected and removed, as the farmer gathers his harvest, and leaves only that which is inaccessible in the upper boughs of the tree, or the gleanings in the field. As when the harvest-man gathereth the corn - The wheat, the barley, etc.; for so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The Valley of Rephaim was a fertile area in Judah. However, it appeared barren after each harvest.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. harvestman, &c.--The inhabitants and wealth of Israel shall be swept away, and but few left behind just as the husbandman gathers the corn and the fruit, and leaves only a few gleaning ears and grapes (2Ki 18:9-11). with his arm--He collects the standing grain with one arm, so that he can cut it with the sickle in the other hand. Rephaim--a fertile plain at the southwest of Jerusalem toward Beth-lehem and the country of the Philistines (2Sa 5:18-22).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 17:5

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rephaim

In the dictionaries

• Rebuke
• Ruinous
• Rushing
• Channel
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Rephaim, Vale of
• Giants
• Rephaim, the Valley of

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