Isaiah 17
17
An Oracle Concerning Damascus
1An #See ch. 13:1 oracle concerning #ch. 7:8; Zech. 9:1; See Jer. 49:23-27; Amos 1:3-5Damascus.
Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city
and will become a heap of ruins.
2The cities of #Deut. 2:36; Josh. 13:25 Aroer are deserted;
they will be for flocks,
which will lie down, and #Mic. 4:4none will make them afraid.
3The fortress will disappear from #ch. 7:16; 8:4 Ephraim,
and the kingdom from #ch. 7:16; 8:4 Damascus;
and the remnant of Syria will be
like #[1 Sam. 4:21]the glory of the children of Israel,
declares the Lord of hosts.
4And in that day #[See ver. 3 above] the glory of Jacob will be brought low,
and #ch. 10:16the fat of his flesh will grow lean.
5And it shall be #[ch. 24:1] as when the reaper gathers standing grain
and his arm harvests the ears,
and as when one gleans the ears of grain
in #See 2 Sam. 5:18the Valley of Rephaim.
6 # ch. 24:13 Gleanings will be left in it,
as when an olive tree is beaten—
two or three berries
in the top of the highest bough,
four or five
on the branches of a fruit tree,
declares the Lord God of Israel.
7 # [Hos. 8:14] In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel. 8#ch. 27:9; Mic. 5:13, 14 He will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and he will not look on what his own fingers have made, either the #Ex. 34:13; See Deut. 16:21Asherim or the altars of incense.
9 # [ch. 27:10] 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.
10For #Ps. 106:21 you have forgotten the God of your salvation
and have not remembered the #ch. 26:4; [Deut. 32:4, 18, 31]Rock of your refuge;
therefore, though you plant pleasant plants
and sow the vine-branch of a stranger,
11though you make them grow#17:11 Or though you carefully fence them on the day that you plant them,
and make them blossom in the morning that you sow,
yet the harvest will flee away#17:11 Or will be a heap
in a day of grief and incurable pain.
12Ah, #See ch. 22:5-7the thunder of many peoples;
they thunder like the thundering of the sea!
Ah, the roar of nations;
they roar like the roaring of mighty waters!
13 # [ch. 33:3] The nations roar like the roaring of many waters,
#
Ps. 9:5; [Joel 3:2] but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far away,
chased #See Ps. 1:4 like chaff on the mountains before the wind
and #Ps. 83:13whirling dust before the storm.
14 # [Ps. 30:5] At evening time, behold, terror!
Before morning, they are no more!
This is the portion of those who loot us,
and the lot of those who plunder us.
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Isaiah 17
17
A Pronouncement against Damascus
1A pronouncement#Is 13:1 concerning Damascus:#Gn 14:15; 15:2; 2Kg 16:9; Jr 49:23; Am 1:3–5; Zch 9:1; Ac 9:2
Look, Damascus is no longer a city.
It has become a ruined heap.
2The cities of Aroer are abandoned;
they will be places for flocks.
They will lie down without fear.
3The fortress disappears from Ephraim,#Is 7:8,16; 8:4
and a kingdom from Damascus.
The remnant of Aram will be
like the splendor of the Israelites.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Judgment against Israel
4On that day
the splendor of Jacob will fade,
and his healthy body#17:4 Lit and the fat of his flesh will become emaciated.#Is 10:16
5It will be as if a reaper had gathered standing grain —
his arm harvesting the heads of grain —
and as if one had gleaned heads of grain
in Rephaim Valley.#2Sm 5:18,22
6Only gleanings will be left in Israel,#Dt 4:27; Is 24:13; 27:12; Ob 5; Rm 11:19
as if an olive tree had been beaten —
two or three olives at the very top of the tree,
four or five on its fruitful branches.
This is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel.
7On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.#Is 1:4 8They will not look to the altars#2Ch 34:7; Is 27:9 they made with their hands or to the Asherahs and shrines#17:8 Or incense altars#Ex 34:13; Dt 7:5; Mc 5:14 they made with their fingers.
9On that day their strong cities will be
like the abandoned woods and mountaintops
that were abandoned because of the Israelites;
there will be desolation.
10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;#Dt 6:12; 8:11,14,19; 32:18; Jdg 3:7; 1Sm 12:9; Ps 106:21; Is 8:14; 26:4; 51:13; Jr 3:21; 13:25; Ezk 22:12; 23:35; Hs 2:13
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.
11On the day that you plant,
you will help them to grow,
and in the morning
you will help your seed to sprout,
but the harvest will vanish
on the day of disease and incurable pain.
Judgment against the Nations
12Ah! The roar of many peoples —
they roar like the roaring of the seas.
The raging of the nations —
they rage like the rumble of rushing water.#Ps 2:1; 93:1–5; Is 8:9–10; Lk 21:25
13The nations rage like the rumble of a huge torrent.#Is 33:3
He rebukes them, and they flee far away,#Ps 9:5; Is 41:11
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills#Jb 21:18; Ps 1:4; 83:13; Is 29:5; 41:15–16
and like tumbleweeds before a gale.
14In the evening — sudden terror!
Before morning — it is gone!
This is the fate of those who plunder us
and the lot of those who ravage us.
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