Isaiah 17:2

The waste cities of Aroer shalbe foldes for cattell which shall lye there, and there shalbe none to fray them away.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

In Context

1This is the burthen vpon Damascus: Beholde Damascus is taken away to be no more a citie, but shalbe an heape of broken stones.

3Ephraim also shall no more be strong, and Damascus shall no longer be a kyngdome, and the remnaunt of Syria shalbe as the glorie of the children of Israel, saith the Lorde of hoastes.

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:17Then shall the sheepe eate as they were wont, and the riche mens landes that were layde waste shall straungers deuour.

Isaiah 7:23At the same time al vineyardes wherin there shalbe a thousand vines worth a thousande siluerlinges, shalbe turned to bryers and thornes.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 17:2-6

The Doom of Syria and Israel. ( b. c. 712.) 1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 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. 4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob… Read the whole commentary →

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