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Isaiah 17 Summary
Damascus Falls and Israel Looks to God
The burden of Damascus: the city shall be taken away and become a ruinous heap, and Ephraim's fortress shall cease. The glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and his flesh shall wax lean, like a harvest of grain with only gleaning grapes left. In that day, man shall look to his Maker and respect the Holy One of Israel, turning from false altars and idols. The strong cities shall be as a forsaken bough, and there shall be desolation. The nations shall rush like mighty waters, but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off and be chased as chaff before the wind; at evening there is trouble, but before morning, the spoilers are not.
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Isaiah 17:1
“The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”
Isaiah 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.”
Isaiah 17:7
“At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.”
Isaiah 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.”
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