Isaiah 17:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Oracle of Judgment on Damascus
17 An oracle of Damascus:
“Look! Damascus will cease being a city
and will become a heap of ruins.
2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted;[a]
they will be for the flocks,
and they will lie down and no one will frighten[b] them.
3 And the fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,
and the kingdom from Damascus;
and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel,”
declares[c] Yahweh of hosts.
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- Isaiah 17:2 These words in Hebrew (and “flocks” in the next line) all begin with the same letter, Ayin
- Isaiah 17:2 Literally “there is not one who frightens”
- Isaiah 17:3 Literally “declaration of”
Isaiah 17:1-3
American Standard Version
17 The [a]burden of Damascus.
Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3 And the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom [b]from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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- Isaiah 17:1 Or, oracle concerning
- Isaiah 17:3 Or, from Damascus; and the remnant of Syria shall etc.
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