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Isaiah 17:4

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.
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.

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“It will happen in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean.

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.

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.

What does Isaiah 17:4 mean?

Isaiah 17:4 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd), יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

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And
in
that
dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
it
shall
come
to
pass,
that
the
gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
of
JacobיַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
shall
be
made
thin,דָּלַלdâlal/daw-lal'/H1809to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
and
the
fatnessמַשְׁמָןmashmân/mash-mawn'/H4924fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
of
his
fleshבָּשָׂרbâsâr/baw-sawr'/H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
shall
wax
lean.רָזָהrâzâh/raw-zaw'/H7329to emaciate, i.e. make (become) thin (literally or figuratively)

Commentary on Isaiah 17:4

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 17:4
which he is and shall be for ever attended, throughout all ages, world without end. An Invitation to Praise God; All Creatures Called to Praise God. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord . Praise ye the Lord . We are here, with the greatest earnestness imaginable, excited to praise God; if, as some suppose, this psalm was primarily intended for the Levites, to stir them up to do their office in the house of the Lord, as singers and players on instruments, yet we must take it as speaking to us, who are made to our God spiritual priests. And the repeated inculcating of the call thus

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

Jeremiah 32:17

Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: too: or, hid from thee

Revelation 15:3

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. saints: or, nations, or, ages

Revelation 15:4

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 17:4.

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 17:4 say?

Isaiah 17:4 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Isaiah 17:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 17:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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