Now on that day the (A)glory of Jacob will [a]fade,
And (B)the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
It will be (C)like the [b]reaper gathering the standing grain,
As his arm harvests the ears,
Or it will be like one gleaning ears of grain
In the (D)Valley of Rephaim.
Yet (E)gleanings will be left in it like the [c]shaking of an olive tree,
Two or three olives on the topmost branch,
Four or five on the branches of a fruitful tree,
Declares the Lord, the God of Israel.
On that day man will (F)look to his Maker
And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.
And he will not look to the (G)altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his (H)fingers have made,
Even the [d](I)Asherim and incense altars.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:4 Lit become little
  2. Isaiah 17:5 Lit gathering of the harvest, the standing grain
  3. Isaiah 17:6 Lit striking
  4. Isaiah 17:8 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)

Judgment against Israel

On that day
the splendor of Jacob will fade,
and his healthy body[a] will become emaciated.(A)
It 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 the Valley of Rephaim.(B)
Only gleanings will be left in Israel,(C)
as if an olive tree had been beaten—
two or three berries 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.

On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.(D) They will not look to the altars(E) they made with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars(F) they made with their fingers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:4 Lit and the fat of his flesh