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Isaiah 17:2-4
International Standard Version
Isaiah 17:2-4
International Standard Version
2 The cities of Oraru[a] will be deserted—
they will be devoted to herds that will lay at rest,
and terrorism will be no more.[b]
3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,
and royal authority from Damascus;[c]
the survivors[d] from Aram[e] will be like the glory of the Israelis,”
declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.
A Time of Weakness for Israel
4 “At that time,[f] Jacob’s glory will have become weakened,
and his strong[g] flesh will turn gaunt;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 17:2 So 1QIsaa; MT reads Aroer, a pun on the Heb. word for ruins; LXX reads forever
- Isaiah 17:2 Lit. and no one will make them afraid
- Isaiah 17:3 So MT LXX; 1QIsaa reads Dramascus
- Isaiah 17:3 I.e. believing Jews who return
- Isaiah 17:3 I.e. Syria
- Isaiah 17:4 Lit. On that day
- Isaiah 17:4 Lit. fat
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