Isaiah 17:4
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.
Isaiah 17:4 in other translations
| BSB | “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away, |
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| WEB | “It will happen in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean. |
| ASV | And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. |
| YLT | And it hath come to pass, in that day, Wax poor doth the honour of Jacob, And the fatness of his flesh doth wax lean. |
| DARBY | 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 become lean. |
| BBE | And it will be in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made small, and the strength of his body will become feeble. |
| Webster | And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be diminished, and the fatness of his flesh shall become lean. |
What does Isaiah 17:4 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Isaiah 17:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 17:4
- Isaiah 10:16
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
- Deuteronomy 32:15-27
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. …
- Ezekiel 34:20
Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
- Isaiah 9:8
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
- Isaiah 24:13
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
- Isaiah 10:4
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 24:16
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
- Zephaniah 2:11
The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
- Isaiah 9:21
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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Context
- Isaiah 17:3
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.
- Isaiah 17:4
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.
- Isaiah 17:5
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
Isaiah 17:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y será que en aquel tiempo la gloria de Jacob se atenuará, y enflaqueceráse la grosura de su carne. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que la gloire de Jacob sera affaiblie, et que la graisse de sa chair sera amaigrie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, da wird die Herrlichkeit Jakobs verkümmert sein und das Fett seines Fleisches mager werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et erit in die illa: attenuabitur gloria Jacob, et pinguedo carnis ejus marcescet. |