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Isaiah 17:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 17:4

Verse 4 of 14

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 17:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 17:4

Theological / Devotional

Jacob. Here evidently meaning Ephraim, the northern kingdom. The ten tribes would suffer extinction. This message must, therefore, have been delivered prior to 723/722 B.C., when the northern kingdom came to its end (see Vol. II, pp. 85, 160).

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