Isaiah 17:4-8
English Standard Version
4 And in that day (A)the glory of Jacob will be brought low,
and (B)the fat of his flesh will grow lean.
5 And it shall be (C)as when the reaper gathers standing grain
and his arm harvests the ears,
and as when one gleans the ears of grain
in (D)the Valley of Rephaim.
6 (E)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 (F)In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel. 8 (G)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 (H)Asherim or the altars of incense.
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Isaiah 17:4-8
International Standard Version
A Time of Weakness for Israel
4 “At that time,[a] Jacob’s glory will have become weakened,
and his strong[b] flesh will turn gaunt;
5 it will be as if harvesters gather standing grain,
reaping the ears by hand,[c]
or it will be as if grain is harvested
in the valley of Rephaim.[d]
6 Nevertheless, gleanings will remain in Israel,[e]
as when an olive tree is beaten—[f]
two or three ripe olives left in the topmost branches,
four or five left among the branches of a fruit-filled tree,”[g]
declares the Lord God of Israel.
Revival to Come to Israel
7 At that time, men will look upon[h] their Maker, and their eyes will honor the Holy One of Israel. 8 They will not look upon[i] the altars, the products[j] that their own fingers[k] have made, and they will have no regard for Asherah poles[l] or incense altars.[m]
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- Isaiah 17:4 Lit. On that day
- Isaiah 17:4 Lit. fat
- Isaiah 17:5 Lit. ears with his arm
- Isaiah 17:5 Lit. Giants
- Isaiah 17:6 Lit. it
- Isaiah 17:6 Or harvested
- Isaiah 17:6 So 1QIsaa; MT reads among its branches
- Isaiah 17:7 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; MT reads to
- Isaiah 17:8 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; MT reads to
- Isaiah 17:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read the product
- Isaiah 17:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read hands
- Isaiah 17:8 I.e. images of the Babylonian-Canaanite goddess of fortune
- Isaiah 17:8 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX reads for trees or for their abominations
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