Isaiah 17:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the Israelites, declares the LORD of Hosts.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנִשְׁבַּ֤ת מִבְצָר֙ מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם וּמַמְלָכָ֥ה מִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֲרָ֑ם כִּכְב֤וֹד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִֽהְי֔וּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

wə-nišbat miḇṣār from-ʾep̄rayim û-mamlāḵāh from-Dammeśeq û-šəʾār ʾărām like-ḵəḇôḏ bənê-yiśrāʾēl yihyû nəʾum YHWH ṣəḇāʾôṯ

Grammar Details

• *wə-nišbat*: conjunction + verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will cease/be removed
• *miḇṣār*: noun, masculine singular - fortress/stronghold
• from-*ʾep̄rayim*: preposition מֵ + proper noun - from Ephraim
• *û-mamlāḵāh*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and kingdom
• from-*Dammeśeq*: preposition מֵ + proper noun - from Damascus
• *û-šəʾār*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and remainder of
• *ʾărām*: proper noun - Aram/Syria
• like-*ḵəḇôḏ*: preposition כְּ + noun, masculine singular construct - like glory of
• *bənê*-*yiśrāʾēl*: noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - children of Israel
• *yihyû*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be
• *nəʾum*: noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ṣəḇāʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies

Word Meanings

• *miḇṣār*: fortress/stronghold/fortified city
• *šəʾār*: remainder/remnant/rest
• *ḵəḇôḏ*: glory/honor/dignity

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The fortress shall also cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, says the LORD of hosts.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the fortress{H4013} shall cease{H7673} from Ephraim,{H669} and the kingdom{H4467} from Damascus,{H1834} and the remnant{H7605} of Syria;{H758} they shall be as the glory{H3519} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The fortress{H4013} also shall cease{H7673}{(H8738)} from Ephraim{H669}, and the kingdom{H4467} from Damascus{H1834}, and the remnant{H7605} of Syria{H758}: they shall be as the glory{H3519} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ephraim shal no more be stroge, & Damascus shal nomore be a kyngdome. And as for ye glory of ye remnaunt of ye Sirians, it shalbe as the glory of the childre of Israel, saieth ye LORDE of hoostes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The munition also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdome from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, sayeth the Lord of hostes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ephraim 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.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The fortress 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, says Yahweh of Hosts.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ceased hath the fortress from Ephraim, And the kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Aram are as the honour of the sons of Israel, The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the fortress 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 Jehovah of hosts.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the fortress 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 Jehovah of hosts.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The strong tower has gone from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus: the rest of Aram will come to destruction, and be made like the glory of the children of Israel, says the Lord of armies.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria. They will be as the glory of the children of Israel," says Yahweh of Armies.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and Damascus will lose its kingdom. The survivors in Syria will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 7:16 : 16 For before the boy knows to reject what is wrong and choose what is right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
• Isa 8:4 : 4 For before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria.
• Hos 9:11 : 11 Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird—no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.
• Isa 7:8 : 8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
• 2 Kgs 16:9 : 9 The king of Assyria complied with him, marched up to Damascus, seized it, exiled its people to Kir, and killed Rezin.
• 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River, and in the cities of Media.
• Hos 9:16-17 : 16 Ephraim is struck down; their root is dried up; they will bear no fruit. Even if they give birth, I will kill their cherished offspring. 17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will become wanderers among the nations.
• Hos 10:14 : 14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
• Hos 13:7-8 : 7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path. 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.
• Hos 13:15-15 : 15 Even though he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind of the LORD, rising from the wilderness. His spring will dry up, his fountain will be parched. It will plunder his treasury of every precious thing.
• Amos 2:6-9 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.' 7 'They trample on the dust of the earth on the heads of the poor and obstruct the way of the afflicted. A man and his father go to the same girl, so that they profane My holy name.' 8 'They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their gods they drink wine taken as fines.' 9 'Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, whose height was like the cedars and whose strength was like the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.'
• Amos 3:9-9 : 9 Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her and the oppression among her people." 10 "They do not know how to do what is right," declares the Lord, "storing up violence and robbery in their fortresses." 11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: "An enemy will surround the land, bring down your strength, and plunder your fortresses." 12 This is what the Lord says: Just as a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with only the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch. 13 Listen and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord God, the God of hosts. 14 For on the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. 15 I will strike down the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the Lord.
• Amos 5:25-27 : 25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 26 You have carried Sikkuth, your king, and Kiyyun, your idols, the stars of your gods that you made for yourselves. 27 Therefore, I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, the God of Hosts is his name.
• Amos 6:7-9 : 7 Therefore, you will be among the first to go into exile, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end. 8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.' 9 If ten men are left in one house, they too will die. 10 And when a relative or the one who burns the bodies removes them from the house and says to someone in the inner recesses of the house, 'Are there any more with you?' and he answers, 'No,' then he will say, 'Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD.' 11 For the LORD has given the command: The great house will be shattered into pieces, and the small house into bits.
• Amos 8:14-9:10 : 14 Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, 'As surely as your god lives, O Dan,' or, 'As surely as the way of Beersheba lives,' they will fall and never rise again. 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.' 4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.' 5 The Lord, the God of Hosts, touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn. The entire land rises like the Nile and then sinks like the Nile of Egypt. 6 He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name. 7 'Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O people of Israel?' declares the Lord. 'Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?' 8 'Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,' declares the Lord. 9 For behold, I am giving the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes a sieve, but not a single pebble shall fall to the ground. 10 All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, those who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or confront us.'
• Mic 1:4-9 : 4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split open like wax before the fire, like water cascading down a slope. 5 All this is because of the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is Jacob’s transgression? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem? 6 I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. 7 All her carved images will be broken to pieces, all her earnings will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will destroy. Since she gathered them as wages of a prostitute, they will return to the wages of a prostitute. 8 Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches. 9 For her wound is incurable; it has even reached Judah. It has reached the gates of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.
• Isa 10:9 : 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? And is not Samaria like Damascus?
• Isa 16:14 : 14 But now the LORD has spoken, saying: In three years, as precisely as the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab, along with its great multitude, will be brought into contempt. Only a small and insignificant remnant will remain, not mighty at all.
• Isa 17:4 : 4 On that day the glory of Jacob will fade, and the fatness of his body will become lean.
• Isa 28:1-4 : 1 Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those overcome by wine. 2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty, like a hailstorm, a destructive tempest, like a driving flood of mighty waters overflowing, He will cast it down to the ground by His hand. 3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot. 4 The fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, will be like an early fig before the summer harvest—when someone sees it, they quickly swallow it while it is still in their hand.
• Hos 1:4 : 4 Then the LORD said to him, "Call him Jezreel, because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will bring an end to the kingdom of Israel."
• Hos 1:6 : 6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah (Not Pitied), for I will no longer show compassion to the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them."
• Hos 3:4 : 4 For the children of Israel will live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols.
• Hos 5:13-14 : 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king for help. But he cannot heal you or cure your wound. 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, and no one will rescue them.
• Hos 8:8 : 8 Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations like something worthless.