Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Isaiah 17:4
Verse Isaiah 17:4. In that day] That is, says Kimchi, the time when the ten tribes of Israel, which were the glory of Jacob, should be carried into captivity.
Verse Isaiah 17:4. In that day] That is, says Kimchi, the time when the ten tribes of Israel, which were the glory of Jacob, should be carried into captivity.
THE GLORY OF JACOB - “Jacob” is used here to denote the kingdom of Israel, or Samaria. The word ‘glory’ here denotes dignity, power; that on which they relied, and of which they boasted. SHALL BE MADE...
CHAPTER 17 The Burden of Damascus and Judgment upon Ephraim 1. _Damascus to be a ruinous heap (Isaiah 17:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon Ephraim (Isaiah 17:4)_ 3. _Woe to the enemies of Israel (Isaiah 17:12) _...
ORACLE ON DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL. In spite of the title this prophecy deals much more with Ephraim than Damascus, which is not mentioned after Isaiah 17:3. The close connexion of the two suggests that th...
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_in that day_ simultaneously with the judgment on Syria. _the glory of Jacob_ i.e. his might, his population, his prosperity, &c. (cf. Isaiah 17:3). _made thin_ better, ENFEEBLED. _fatness … lean_ cf...
The fate of Ephraim, in three figures: wasting disease; the reaping of corn; the gathering of olives....
AND IN THAT DAY, &C.— The Ephraimites and Syrians, guilty of the same fault, were to suffer the same punishment; wherefore, in the former period, wherein the prophet foretold the fate of Damascus, he...
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 2. DAMASCUS a. COALITION TEXT: Isaiah 17:1-6 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...
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. THE GLORY OF JACOB SHALL BE MADE THIN - the kingdom of Ephraim, and...
JUDGMENT ON SYEIA AND ISRAEL This section is headed,' oracle concerning Damascus,' but its subject is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria, but also of Ephraim, i.e. the ki...
‘Israel’s greatness’ refers to all that makes the people so proud....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 17 GOD WILL PUNISH DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL V1 God gave Isaiah this spec...
וְ הָיָה֙ בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֔וּא...
In this section (17-18), we have a prophecy dealing with Damascus and an interlude containing a soliloquy of the prophet. The burden of Damascus Isaiah 17:1) announces its doom. It is evident, however...
And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of (f) Jacob shall be diminished, and the fatness of his flesh shall become lean. (f) Meaning, of the ten tribes who boasted themselves of thei...
_Lean. All the power of the kingdom shall fail, as in a mortal illness._...
There was a time, even in the days of Solomon, when the nation of Israel was great and flourishing; but now, how is the fine gold become dim! Reader, look at this scripture in a spiritual sense, and o...
4._The glory of Jacob shall be diminished. _(5) Although he had undertaken to speak of Syria and Damascus, he takes occasion to join Israel with the Syrians, because they were bound by a mutual league...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18. In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
AND IN THAT DAY IT SHALL COME TO PASS,.... It being much about the same time that both kingdoms were destroyed by the Assyrians: [THAT] THE GLORY OF JACOB SHALL BE MADE THIN; the same with Ephraim an...
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. Ver. 4. _The glory of Jacob shall be made thin._] Their multitudes wh...
_The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim_ The meaning may be, that Damascus being destroyed, that fortress or protection, in which the Ephraimites had placed their confidence, should be taken; or,...
DAMASCUS AND EPHRAIM THREATENED...
And in that day it shall come to pass that the glory of Jacob, especially the kingdom of Ephraim and all who relied upon it, SHALL BE MADE THIN, be weakened and pine away, AND THE FATNESS OF HIS MESH...
1-11 Sin desolates cities. It is strange that great conquerors should take pride in being enemies to mankind; but it is better that flocks should lie down there, than that they should harbour any in...
SHALL BE MADE THIN; or, shall be emptied, as this word is rendered, ISAIAH 19:6....
Isaiah 17:4 day H3117 glory H3519 Jacob H3290 wane H1809 (H8735) fatness H4924 flesh H1320 lean H7329 ...
THE FUTURE THAT ISRAEL CAN LOOK FORWARD TO (ISAIAH 17:4). Israel's future is bleak, but it will make them set their eyes on their Maker, the Holy One of Israel. Analysis of Isaiah 17:4. a And it wil...
CONTENTS: The burden of Damascus, foretelling destruction of cities of Syria and Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The God of our salvation is the rock of our strength. It is our forgetfulness of...
Isaiah 17:1. _A ruinous heap._ Tiglath-pileser destroyed it in the support of Ahaz, and carried away the inhabitants. 2 Kings 16:8. Yet it was afterwards rebuilt. Isaiah 17:2. _The cities of Aroer are...
_The burden of Damascus. .. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim_ THE ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL The curse pronounced upon it [Damascene-Syria] falls also upon the kingdom of Israel...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:1 The fourth oracle concerns the alliance between Damascus and Israel in Isaiah’s time (see Isaiah 7:1; Is
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:4 The three uses of IN THAT DAY unites these verses. Israel will be brought LOW (vv. Isaiah 17:4), a remnant
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 17:1 THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS. The eye of the prophet travels northwards from Moab, and, passing over Ammon as an enemy of small account, rests once more upon Damascus, already threat...
Now he turns his prophecy against Damascus, which, of course, was the capital of Syria. Now Syria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel had confederated together to stand against Assyria. As Assyria beca...
Deuteronomy 32:15; Ezekiel 34:20; Isaiah 10:16; Isaiah 10:4;...