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Isaiah 17:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 17:3

Verse 3 of 14

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 17:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 17:3

Theological / Devotional

From Ephraim. Ephraim (the northern kingdom, Israel) is still linked with Syria in the mind of the prophet. As the two nations had been united in a common attack upon Judah (2 Kings 16:5; Isa. 7:1, 2), so they were to suffer from a common judgment decreed by the Lord (see on Isa. 7:4, 7, 16).

The glory. The glory of Israel was an ephemeral thing, soon to pass away. Thus it would also be with the remnant of Syria.

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