Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid. New Living Translation The towns of Aroer will be deserted. Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed, with no one to chase them away. English Standard Version The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid. Berean Standard Bible The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. King James Bible The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. New King James Version The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid. New American Standard Bible “The cities of Aroer are abandoned; They will be for herds to lie down in, And there will be no one to frighten them. NASB 1995 “The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks to lie down in, And there will be no one to frighten them. NASB 1977 “The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks to lie down in, And there will be no one to frighten them. Legacy Standard Bible The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks, and they will lie down in them; And there will be no one to cause them to tremble. Amplified Bible “The cities of Aroer [east of the Jordan] are deserted; They will be [only a refuge] for flocks to lie down in, And there will be no one to make them afraid. Christian Standard Bible The cities of Aroer are abandoned; they will be places for flocks. They will lie down without fear. Holman Christian Standard Bible The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be places for flocks. They will lie down without fear. American Standard Version The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Contemporary English Version The villages around Aroer will be deserted, with only sheep living there and no one to bother them. English Revised Version The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. GOD'S WORD® Translation The cities of Aroer will be deserted. These cities will be used for sheep, which will lie down in them. There will be no one to disturb those sheep. Good News Translation The cities of Syria will be deserted forever. They will be a pasture for sheep and cattle, and no one will drive them away. International Standard Version The cities of Oraru will be deserted— they will be devoted to herds that will lay at rest, and terrorism will be no more. Majority Standard Bible The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. NET Bible The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace. New Heart English Bible Her cities will be abandoned forever. They will be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Webster's Bible Translation The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. World English Bible The cities of Aroer are forsaken. They will be for flocks, which shall lie down, and no one shall make them afraid. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe cities of Aroer are forsaken, "" They are for droves, and they have lain down, "" And there is none troubling. Young's Literal Translation Forsaken are the cities of Aroer, For droves they are, and they have lain down, And there is none troubling. Smith's Literal Translation The cities of Aroer were forsaken: they shall be for flocks, and they lay down, and none terrifying. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe cities of Aroer shall be left for flocks, and they shall rest there, and there shall be none to make them afraid. Catholic Public Domain Version The cities in ruin will be left for the flocks, and they will take rest there, and there will be no one who may terrify them. New American Bible Her cities shall be forever abandoned, for flocks to lie in undisturbed. New Revised Standard Version Her towns will be deserted forever; they will be places for flocks, which will lie down, and no one will make them afraid. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe cities of Adoer shall be forsaken; they shall be for flocks which shall lie down in them, and none shall harm them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the cities of Aduir shall be forsaken, and they shall be for flocks that they will lie down in them, and it shall not be harmful for them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They shall be for flocks, Which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Brenton Septuagint Translation abandoned for ever, to be a fold and resting-place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context An Oracle Concerning Damascus1This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. 2The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. 3The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.… Cross References Jeremiah 49:23-27 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. / Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. / How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy? ... Amos 1:3-5 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. / So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. / I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD. Zechariah 9:1-2 This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD— / and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. 2 Kings 16:9 So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death. Isaiah 7:8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people. Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” Isaiah 10:9 “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? Isaiah 14:28-32 In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received: / Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. ... Ezekiel 27:18 Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, Hosea 12:11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field. Matthew 11:21-22 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. Luke 10:13-14 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. Acts 9:2-3 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. / As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. Acts 15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. 2 Corinthians 11:32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. Treasury of Scripture The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Aroer Numbers 32:34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, Deuteronomy 2:36 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us: Deuteronomy 3:12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. they shall Isaiah 5:17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. Isaiah 7:23-25 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns… Ezekiel 25:5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. none Jeremiah 7:33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away. Jump to Previous Afraid Aroer Cities Deserted Droves Fear Flocks Forsaken Frighten Lie Peace Rest Towns Troubling UnpeopledJump to Next Afraid Aroer Cities Deserted Droves Fear Flocks Forsaken Frighten Lie Peace Rest Towns Troubling UnpeopledIsaiah 17 1. Syria and Israel are threatened6. A remnant shall forsake idolatry 9. The rest shall be plagued for their impiety 12. The woe of Israel's enemies The cities of Aroer The term "Aroer" refers to a region or city that was located on the northern bank of the Arnon River, which is in present-day Jordan. Historically, Aroer was a significant city in the territory of the tribe of Reuben, as mentioned in the Old Testament. The Hebrew root of "Aroer" suggests a place of ruins or desolation, which aligns with the prophetic message of destruction and abandonment. This phrase sets the stage for the prophecy, indicating a once-thriving area that will face desolation. The mention of "cities" implies a broader impact, suggesting that the judgment is not limited to a single location but affects multiple settlements. are forsaken they will be for flocks to lie down in with no one to frighten them Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The citiesעָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Aroer עֲרֹעֵ֑ר (‘ă·rō·‘êr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6177: Aroer -- three cities in Israel are forsaken; עֲזֻב֖וֹת (‘ă·zu·ḇō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit they will be left תִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָה (tih·ye·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to the flocks, לַעֲדָרִ֣ים (la·‘ă·ḏā·rîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster which will lie down וְרָבְצ֖וּ (wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed with no one וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle to fear. מַחֲרִֽיד׃ (ma·ḥă·rîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2729: To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten Links Isaiah 17:2 NIVIsaiah 17:2 NLT Isaiah 17:2 ESV Isaiah 17:2 NASB Isaiah 17:2 KJV Isaiah 17:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 17:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 17:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 17:2 French Bible Isaiah 17:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 17:2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken (Isa Isi Is) |
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