Isaiah 17:5
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Cross References
Joshua 18:16And the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lieth before the Valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel.
2 Samuel 5:22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Jeremiah 9:22(9-21) Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.'
Hosea 6:11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee! When I would turn the captivity of My people,
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 →