Isaiah 17:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ At that time the people will turn and trust their Creator, the holy God of Israel. ⁸ They have built altars and places for burning incense to their goddess Asherah, and they have set up sacred poles^[a] for her. But they will stop worshiping at these places.

⁹ 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.^[b]