Isaiah 17:3 — Community Reflections

ISAIAH 17:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“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.”

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—the judgment extending to both Aramea and Israel (Ephraim), with the diminishment of political power. The comparison to Israel's diminished glory suggests parallel judgment on both. This verse establishes that the judgment affects multiple nations.

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Carlos Rivera (Test User)7h ago

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