Isaiah 17 · Verse 10

Isaiah 17:10

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
Isaiah 17:10, King James Version

Isaiah 17:10 in other translations

BSBFor you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
WEBFor you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have not remembered the rock of your strength. Therefore you plant pleasant plants, and set out foreign seedlings.
ASVFor thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore thou plantest pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips.
YLTBecause thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And the rock of thy strength hast not remembered, Therefore thou plantest plants of pleasantness, And with a strange slip sowest it,
DARBYFor thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plantations, and shalt set them with foreign slips:
BBEFor you have not given honour to the God of your salvation, and have not kept in mind the Rock of your strength; for this cause you made a garden of Adonis, and put in it the vine-cuttings of a strange god;
WebsterBecause thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with foreign slips:

What does Isaiah 17:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. forgotten ... God of ... salvation ... rock--(De 32:15, 18). plants--rather, "nursery grounds," "pleasure-grounds" [Maurer]. set in--rather, "set them," the pleasure-grounds. strange slips--cuttings of plants from far, and therefore valuable.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Strange slips "Shoots from a foreign soil" - The pleasant plants, and shoots from a foreign soil, are allegorical expressions for strange and idolatrous worship; vicious and abominable practices connected with it; reliance on human aid, and on alliances entered into with the neighboring nations, especially Egypt; to all which the Israelites were greatly addicted, and in their expectations from which they should be grievously disappointed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 17:1-11

Syria and Israel threatened. (Is. 17:1-11) The woe of Israel's enemies. (Is. 17:12-14) Verses 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 open rebellion against God and holiness. The strong holds of Israel, the kingdom of the ten tribes, will be brought to ruin…

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Isaiah 17:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
שָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙sha.Kha.chatyou have forgottenH7911
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׁעֵ֔ךְyish.'Ekhsalvation yourH3468
וְצ֥וּרve.Tzurand [the] rock ofH6697
מָעֻזֵּ֖ךְma.'u.Zekhrefuge yourH4581
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
זָכָ֑רְתְּza.Kha.retyou have rememberedH2142
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֗ןKen-foreH3651
תִּטְּעִי֙ti.te.'Iyou plantH5193
נִטְעֵ֣יnit.'Eiplantations ofH5194
נַעֲמָנִ֔יםna.'a.ma.Nimpleasantness<es>H5282
וּזְמֹ֥רַתu.ze.Mo.ratand [the] vine branch ofH2156
זָ֖רzara strangerH2114
תִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ\׃tiz.ra.'E.nuyou sow itH2232

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Cross references for Isaiah 17:10

  • Jeremiah 2:32

    Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

  • Isaiah 26:4

    Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

  • Psalms 106:21

    They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

  • Deuteronomy 32:18

    Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  • Hosea 13:6-7

    According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

  • Jeremiah 17:13

    O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

  • Isaiah 51:13

    And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

  • Psalms 85:4

    Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Jeremiah 12:13

    They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 32:31

    For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou hast.
51:13; De 6:12; 8:11,14,19; Ps 9:17; 106:13,21; Jer 2:32; 17:13
Ho 2:13,14; 4:6; 8:14; 13:6,7
the God.
12:2; 1Ch 16:35; Ps 65:5; 68:19,20; 79:9; 85:4; Hab 3:18
the rock.
26:4; De 32:4,15; Ps 18:2; 31:2
shalt thou.
65:21,22; Le 26:16,20; De 28:30,38-42; Jer 12:13; Am 5:11
Zep 1:13

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Context

  • Isaiah 17:9

    In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

  • Isaiah 17:10

    Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

  • Isaiah 17:11

    In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

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Isaiah 17:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque te olvidaste del Dios de tu salud, y no te acordaste de la roca de tu fortaleza; por tanto plantarás plantas hermosas, y sembrarás sarmiento extraño.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car tu as oublié le Dieu de ton salut, et tu ne t’es pas souvenue du rocher de ton lieu fort; c’est pourquoi tu planteras des plantations agréables, et tu les sèmeras de ceps étrangers;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn du hast vergessen den Gott deines Heils und nicht gedacht des Felsen deiner Stärke. Darum pflanzest du liebliche Pflanzungen und besetzest sie mit ausländischen Reben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quia oblitus es Dei salvatoris tui, et fortis adjutoris tui non es recordata: propterea plantabis plantationem fidelem, et germen alienum seminabis;