Isaiah 17:4-8
New English Translation
4 “At that time[a]
Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished,[b]
and he will become skin and bones.[c]
5 It will be as when one gathers the grain harvest,
and his hand gleans the ear of grain.
It will be like one gathering the ears of grain
in the Valley of Rephaim.
6 There will be some left behind,
as when an olive tree is beaten—
two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top,
four or five on its fruitful branches,”
says the Lord God of Israel.
7 At that time[d] men will trust in their Creator;[e]
they will depend on[f] the Holy One of Israel.[g]
8 They will no longer trust in[h] the altars their hands made,
or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.[i]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 17:4 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
- Isaiah 17:4 tn Heb “will be tiny.”
- Isaiah 17:4 tn Heb “and the fatness of his flesh will be made lean.”
- Isaiah 17:7 tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB, NIV); KJV “At that day.”
- Isaiah 17:7 tn Heb “man will gaze toward his maker.”
- Isaiah 17:7 tn Heb “his eyes will look toward.”
- Isaiah 17:7 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
- Isaiah 17:8 tn Heb “he will not gaze toward.”
- Isaiah 17:8 tn Heb “and that which his fingers made he will not see, the Asherah poles and the incense altars.”
Isaiah 17:4-8
Common English Bible
4 On that day, Jacob’s glory will dwindle;
his sleek body will waste away.
5 It will be as when harvesters gather grain.
God will harvest armfuls at a time,
like one who gathers grain
in the Rephaim Valley.
6 Only remaining bits are left,
like an olive tree that has been shaken:
two or three olives on the highest branch;
four or five on a fruitful twig,
says the Lord God of Israel.
7 On that day, people will have regard for their maker,
and their eyes will look to the holy one of Israel.
8 They will have no regard for altars,
the work of their hands,
or look to what their fingers made:
sacred poles[a] and incense stands.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 17:8 Heb asherim, possibly objects devoted to the goddess Asherah
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