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| 17:1 | The burden of Damascus. Lo, Damascus is taken away from `being' a city, And it hath been a heap -- a ruin. |
| 17:2 | Forsaken are the cities of Aroer, For droves they are, and they have lain down, And there is none troubling. |
| 17:3 | And ceased hath the fortress from Ephraim, And the kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Aram are as the honour of the sons of Israel, The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts! |
| 17:4 | And it hath come to pass, in that day, Wax poor doth the honour of Jacob, And the fatness of his flesh doth wax lean. |
| 17:5 | And it hath come to pass, As the gathering by the reaper of the standing corn, And his arm the ears reapeth, And it hath come to pass, As the gathering of the ears in the valley of Rephaim, |
| 17:6 | And left in him have been gleanings, As the compassing of an olive, Two -- three berries on the top of a branch, Four -- five on the fruitful boughs, The affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel! |
| 17:7 | In that day doth man look to His Maker, Yea, his eyes to the Holy One of Israel look, |
| 17:8 | And he looketh not unto the altars. The work of his own hands, And that which his own fingers made He seeth not -- the shrines and the images. |
| 17:9 | In that day are the cities of his strength As the forsaken thing of the forest, And the branch that they have left, Because of the sons of Israel, It also hath been a desolation. |
| 17:10 | Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And the rock of thy strength hast not remembered, Therefore thou plantest plants of pleasantness, And with a strange slip sowest it, |
| 17:11 | In the day thy plant thou causest to become great, And in the morning thy seed makest to flourish, A heap `is' the harvest in a day of overflowing, And of mortal pain. |
| 17:12 | Wo `to' the multitude of many peoples, As the sounding of seas they sound; And `to' the wasting of nations, As the wasting of mighty waters they are wasted. |
| 17:13 | Nations as the wasting of many waters are wasted, And He hath pushed against it, And it hath fled afar off, And been pursued as chaff of hills before wind, And as a rolling thing before a hurricane. |
| 17:14 | At even-time, lo, terror, before morning it is not, This `is' the portion of our spoilers, And the lot of our plunderers! |
| 17:1 | The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. |
| 17:2 | The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. |
| 17:3 | The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| 17:4 | And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. |
| 17:5 | And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. |
| 17:6 | Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel. |
| 17:7 | At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 17:8 | And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. |
| 17:9 | In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. |
| 17:10 | Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: |
| 17:11 | In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. |
| 17:12 | Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! |
| 17:13 | The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. |
| 17:14 | And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. |
| 17:1 | The burden of Damascus: Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruined heap. |
| 17:2 | The cities of Aroer are forsaken; now they are for flocks; they lie down and no one terrifies them . |
| 17:3 | And the fortress shall cease from Ephraim; and the kingdom from Damascus and the rest of Syria. They shall be as the glory of the sons of Israel, declares Jehovah of Hosts. |
| 17:4 | And it shall be in that day, Jacob's glory shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall be made lean. |
| 17:5 | And it shall be as the reaping of the harvest grain, and his arm reaps the ears. And it shall be as he who gathers ears in the Valley of the Giants. |
| 17:6 | Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree; two or three ripe olives in the top of the uppermost branch; four or five in the fruit tree branches, declares Jehovah God of Israel. |
| 17:7 | In that day a man shall gaze to his Maker; and his eyes shall look to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 17:8 | And he shall not gaze to the altars, the work of his hands; and he will not see what his fingers have made, even the Asherahs, and the sun pillars. |
| 17:9 | In that day his fortified cities shall be as a thing left in the forest, or the branch that they leave, from before the sons of Israel. And it will become a desolation. |
| 17:10 | Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and you did not remember the Rock of your strength. On account of this you shall plant pleasing plants, and shall sow it a foreign shoot. |
| 17:11 | In the day of your planting you fence it in; in the morning you make your seed sprout; the harvest is a heap in the day of sickness and incurable pain. |
| 17:12 | Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roar of seas; and the crash of nations, they crash like the crash of mighty waters! |
| 17:13 | The nations shall crash like the crashing of many waters, but He rebukes it, and it flees far away; yea, it is driven like the chaff of mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before a tempest. |
| 17:14 | At the time of evening, behold, terror! Before it is morning, it shall not be . This is the portion of those robbing us, and the lot of those plundering us. |
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