Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
fortress . . . cease—The strongholds shall be pulled down (Samaria especially: Hosea 10:14; Micah 1:6; Habakkuk 1:10).
remnant of Syria—all that was left after the overthrow by Tiglath-pileser (II Kings 16:9).
as the glory of . . . Israel—They shall meet with the same fate as Israel, their ally.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 17:3:
Isaiah 10:9
Isaiah 17:1
Isaiah 17:1
Isaiah 17:7
Amos 3:12
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