Isaiah 17:4

It will come about on that day 1 that the glory of Jacob will become thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, the kingdom from Damascus, 1 and the remnant of Aram—they will be like the glory of the people of Israel—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. 1

5It will be as when a harvester gathers the standing grain, and his arm reaps the heads of grain. 1 It will be as when one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim. 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute.

Isaiah 9:8The Lord sent a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel. 1

Isaiah 10:4Nothing remains, and you crouch among the prisoners or fall among the killed. 1 In all these things, his anger does not subside; instead, his hand is still stretched out. 1

Isaiah 24:13For this is how it will be on the whole earth among the nations, 1 as when an olive tree is beaten, as the gleanings when the grape harvest is done. 1

Ezekiel 34:20Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this to them: Behold! I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the thin ones,

Zephaniah 2:11Then they will fear Yahweh, for he will taunt all the gods of the earth. Everyone will worship him, everyone from his own place, from every seashore. 1

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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