Isaiah 17:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 17:1

Proclamation Against Syria and Israel

1 The ^aburden against Damascus.
“Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city,
And it will be a ruinous heap.

2 The cities of ^aAroer are forsaken;
They will be for flocks
Which lie down, and ^bno one will make them afraid.

3 ^aThe fortress also will cease from Ephraim,
The kingdom from Damascus,
And the remnant of Syria;
They will be as the glory of the children of Israel,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

4 “In that day it shall come to pass
That the glory of Jacob will¹ wane,
And ^athe fatness of his flesh grow lean.

5 ^aIt shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain,
And reaps the heads with his arm;
It shall be as he who gathers heads of grain
In the Valley of Rephaim.

6 ^aYet gleaning grapes will be left in it,
Like the shaking of an olive tree,
Two or three olives at the top of the uppermost bough,
Four or five in its most fruitful branches,”
Says the Lord God of Israel.

7 In that day a man will ^alook to his Maker,
And his eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 17:1

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American Standard Version
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Amplified® Bible
THE MOURNFUL, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning Damascus [capital of Syria, and Israel's bulwark against Assyria]. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins.

Contemporary English Version
This is a message about Damascus: Damascus is doomed! It will end up in ruins.

Darby English Version
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Good News Bible
The LORD said, "Damascus will not be a city any longer; it will be only a pile of ruins.

King James Version
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

New American Standard Bible
The oracle concerning Damascus. "Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city And will become a fallen ruin.

New International Version
An oracle concerning Damascus:
"See, Damascus will no longer be a city
but will become a heap of ruins.

New King James Version
The burden against Damascus.
“ Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city,
And it will be a ruinous heap.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The oracle concerning Damascus "Behold, Damascus will soon cease from existing as a city And will become a fallen ruin.

Revised Standard Version
An oracle concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city, and will become a heap of ruins.

Young's Literal Translation
The burden of Damascus. Lo, Damascus is taken away from `being' a city, And it hath been a heap -- a ruin.

New English Translation
Here is a message about Damascus: “Look, Damascus is no longer a city, it is a heap of ruins!

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