Thematic Bible
Isaiah 17:1 (show verse)
An oracle against Damascus:
Look, Damascus is no longer a city.
It has become a ruined heap.
It has become a ruined heap.
Isaiah 17:2 (show verse)
they will be places for flocks.
They will lie down without fear.
Isaiah 17:3 (show verse)
and a kingdom from Damascus.
The remnant of Aram will be
like the splendor of the Israelites.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Isaiah 17:4 (show verse)
the splendor of Jacob will fade,
and his healthy body
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 17:5 (show verse)
his arm harvesting the heads of grain—
and as if one had gleaned heads of grain
in the Valley of Rephaim.
Agriculture » Products of » Grain
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Reaping
Grain » Grain
Harvest » Persons engaged in » Called harvest-men
Reaping » Mode of gathering the corn for, alluded to
Rephaim » A valley; the boundary between the territories of judah and benjamin » The productiveness of
Giants » The valley of » Was exceedingly fruitful
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Rephaim or giants
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Reaping
Grain » Grain
Harvest » Persons engaged in » Called harvest-men
Reaping » Mode of gathering the corn for, alluded to
Rephaim » A valley; the boundary between the territories of judah and benjamin » The productiveness of
Giants » The valley of » Was exceedingly fruitful
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Rephaim or giants
Isaiah 17:6 (show verse)
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.
Isaiah 17:7 (show verse)
On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 17:8 (show verse)
They will not look to the altars they made with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they made with their fingers.
Isaiah 17:9 (show verse)
like the abandoned woods and mountaintops
that were abandoned because of the Israelites;
there will be desolation.
Isaiah 17:10 (show verse)
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.
Isaiah 17:11 (show verse)
you will help them to grow,
and in the morning
you will help your seed to sprout,
but the harvest will vanish
on the day of disease and incurable pain.
Isaiah 17:12 (show verse)
they roar like the roaring of the seas.
The raging of the nations—
they rage like the raging of mighty waters.
Isaiah 17:13 (show verse)
He rebukes them, and they flee far away,
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills
and like tumbleweeds before a gale.
Armies » Marched » With noise and tumult
Chaff » Figurative
Meteorology » Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Chaff » Figurative
Meteorology » Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Isaiah 17:14 (show verse)
Before morning—it is gone!
This is the fate of those who plunder us
and the lot of those who ravage us.