Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation. New Living Translation Their 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. English Standard Version In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the wooded heights and the hilltops, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation. Berean Standard Bible In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation. King James Bible In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. New King James Version In 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. New American Standard Bible On that day their strong cities will be like abandoned places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation. NASB 1995 In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation. NASB 1977 In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation. Legacy Standard Bible In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, Or like branches which they forsook before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation. Amplified Bible In that day the strong cities of Aram and Israel will be like deserted places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the children of Israel; And the land will be a desolation. Christian Standard Bible On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned woods and mountaintops that were abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation. Holman Christian Standard Bible On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned woods and mountaintops that were abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation. American Standard Version In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation. Contemporary English Version Israel captured powerful cities and chased out the people who lived there. But these cities will lie in ruins, covered over with weeds and underbrush. English Revised Version In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel: and it shall be a desolation. GOD'S WORD® Translation When that day comes, the fortified cities which other people abandoned because of the Israelites will be like abandoned woods and undergrowth. So it will become a wasteland. Good News Translation When that day comes, well-defended cities will be deserted and left in ruins like the cities that the Hivites and the Amorites abandoned as they fled from the people of Israel. International Standard Version "At that time, their fortified cities that they abandoned because of the Israelis will be like desolate places of the forests and hilltops— there will be desolation. Majority Standard Bible In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation. NET Bible At that time their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation. New Heart English Bible In that day, their strong cities will be like the forsaken places of the Hivites and the Amorites, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it will be a desolation. Webster's Bible Translation In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. World English Bible In that day, their strong cities will be like the forsaken places in the woods and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it will be a desolation. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn that day the cities of his strength are "" As the forsaken thing of the forest, "" And the branch that they have left, "" Because of the sons of Israel, "" It has also been a desolation. Young's Literal Translation In that day are the cities of his strength As the forsaken thing of the forest, And the branch that they have left, Because of the sons of Israel, It also hath been a desolation. Smith's Literal Translation In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken thicket, and the summit which they forsook from the face of the sons of Israel: and it was a desolation. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn that day his strong cities shall be forsaken, as the ploughs, and the corn that were left before the face of the children of Israel, and thou shalt be desolate. Catholic Public Domain Version In that day, his strong cities will be abandoned, like the plows and the grain fields which were left behind before the face of the sons of Israel, and you shall be deserted. New American Bible On that day his strong cities shall be like those abandoned by the Hivites and Amorites When faced with the Israelites; and there shall be desolation. New Revised Standard Version On that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the Hivites and the Amorites, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIn that day shall his strong cities be like a desolate well, and like an emirate which was left destitute before the children of Israel; so you will become a desolation. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In that day the cities of his strength shall be as a pit of a Sorcerer and a high place that is forsaken from before the children of Israel, and you shall be for destruction OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken places, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel, after the manner of woods and lofty forests; and it shall be a desolation. Brenton Septuagint Translation In that day thy cities shall be deserted, as the Amorites and the Evaeans deserted theirs, because the of children of Israel; and they shall be desolate. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context An Oracle Concerning Damascus…8They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers. 9In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation. 10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—… Cross References 2 Kings 17:7-18 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... Hosea 8:14 Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels. Jeremiah 4:7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited. Micah 5:11-14 I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds. / I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. / I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands. ... Zephaniah 2:13-15 And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. Amos 3:11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.” Ezekiel 6:6 Wherever you live, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated, your idols smashed and obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works blotted out. Isaiah 27:10 For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare. Jeremiah 9:11 “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” Hosea 10:14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children. Isaiah 5:9 I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied. Isaiah 6:11-12 Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, / until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken. Isaiah 32:14 For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks— Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 21:20-24 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... Treasury of Scripture In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. Isaiah 17:4,5 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean… Isaiah 6:11-13 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, … Isaiah 7:16-20 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings… Jump to Previous Abandoned Amorites Bough Branch Branches Children Cities Deserted Desolation Destruction Forest Forests Forsaken Heritage Hivites Israel Israelites Lofty Manner Mountain Places Strong Thickets Top Towns Tract Undergrowth Uppermost Waste Woodland WoodsJump to Next Abandoned Amorites Bough Branch Branches Children Cities Deserted Desolation Destruction Forest Forests Forsaken Heritage Hivites Israel Israelites Lofty Manner Mountain Places Strong Thickets Top Towns Tract Undergrowth Uppermost Waste Woodland WoodsIsaiah 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 In that day This phrase often signals a prophetic declaration, pointing to a specific time of divine intervention or judgment. In the Hebrew context, "that day" refers to a future event determined by God. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty over time and history, emphasizing that He has appointed times for both judgment and redemption. their strong cities will be like abandoned places in the thickets like the branches that were abandoned before the Israelites and the land will be desolate Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In thatהַה֜וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֨וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day their strong מָעֻזּ֗וֹ (mā·‘uz·zōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4581: A place or means of safety, protection cities עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement will be like יִהְי֣וּ ׀ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be forsaken עָזְב֔וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit thickets הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ (ha·ḥō·reš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2793: Horesh -- a forest and summits, וְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר (wə·hā·’ā·mîr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 534: A summit (of a, tree, mountain abandoned מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face to the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and to utter וְהָיְתָ֖ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be desolation. שְׁמָמָֽה׃ (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment Links Isaiah 17:9 NIVIsaiah 17:9 NLT Isaiah 17:9 ESV Isaiah 17:9 NASB Isaiah 17:9 KJV Isaiah 17:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 17:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 17:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 17:9 French Bible Isaiah 17:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 17:9 In that day their strong cities will (Isa Isi Is) |
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