ISA 17:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Forts will disappear from Efrayim
⇔ ≈ and Damascus will lose its kingdom.
⇔ The remnant from Syria (Heb. Aram) will be a prize for the Israelis.
§ That’s what Commander-in-chief Yahweh says.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ οὐκέτι ἔσται ὀχυρὰ τοῦ καταφυγεῖν Ἐφραίμ· καὶ οὐκέτι βασιλεία ἐν Δαμασκῷ, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν τῶν Σύρων οὐ γὰρ σὺ βελτίων εἶ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, τῆς δόξης αὐτῶν· τάδε λέγει Κύριος σαβαώθ.
(Kai ouketi estai oⱪura tou katafugein Efraim; kai ouketi basileia en Damaskōi, kai to loipon tōn Surōn ou gar su beltiōn ei tōn huiōn Israaʸl, taʸs doxaʸs autōn; tade legei Kurios sabaōth.)

BrTr And she shall no longer be a strong place for Ephraim to flee to, and there shall no longer be a kingdom in Damascus, or a remnant of Syrians; for thou art no better than the children of Israel, even than their glory; thus saith the Lord of hosts.

ULT And fortification will be ceased from Ephraim,
⇔ and the kingdom from Damascus.
⇔ And the remnant of Aram,
⇔ they will be like the glory of the sons of Israel”
⇔ —the declaration of Yahweh of Armies.

UST The northern kingdom of Israel will also lose its fortified cities
⇔ when enemies destroy the kingdom whose capital is Damascus.
⇔ The few people who remain in Aram
⇔ will lose the things that made them great, just as the Israelites will.”
⇔ That is what Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies, declares.

BSB The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,[fn]
⇔ and the sovereignty from Damascus.
⇔ The remnant of Aram will be
⇔ like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

17:3 Or The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, that is, from the northern kingdom of Israel

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE 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 the LORD of Armies.

WMBB 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 the LORD of Hosts.

NET 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 who commands armies.

LSV And the fortress has ceased from Ephraim,
And the kingdom from Damascus,
And the remnant of Aram are as the glory of the sons of Israel,
A declaration of YHWH of Hosts!

FBV The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,[fn] Damascus will no longer be a kingdom, and those that are left of the Arameans will be like the lost glory of Israel, declares the Lord Almighty.

17:3 In other words, Samaria, capital city of the northern tribes symbolized by Ephraim, will be destroyed.

T4T The cities in Israel will not have walls around them to protect them.
⇔ The power of the kingdom of Damascus will be ended,
⇔ and the few people who will remain in Damascus will be disgraced like the people in Israel were disgraced.”
⇔ That is what the Commander of the armies of angels says.

LEB • And the fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,
• and the kingdom from Damascus;
• and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel,”
¶ _⌊declares_⌋[fn] Yahweh of hosts.

17:1 Literally “declaration of”

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Aram shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

ASV 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.

DRA And aid shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus: and the remnant of Syria shall be as the glory of the children of Israel: saith the Lord of hosts.

YLT 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!

Drby 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 Jehovah of hosts.

RV 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.
(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/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

SLT And the fortress ceased from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram: they shall be as the glory of the sons of Israel, says Jehovah of armies.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(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/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

KJB-1611 The fortresse also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdome from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall bee as the glorie of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hostes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps 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.
(Ephraim also shall no more be strong, and Damascus shall no longer be a kingdom, and the remnant of Syria shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Gnva 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.
(The munition also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Cvdl 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.
(Ephraim shall no more be stroge, and Damascus shall no more be a kingdom. And as for ye/you_all glory of ye/you_all remnant of ye/you_all Sirians, it shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith/says ye/you_all LORD of hosts/armies.)

Wycl And help schal ceesse fro Effraym, and a rewme fro Damask; and the relifs of Sirie schulen be as the glorie of the sones of Israel, seith the Lord of oostis.
(And help shall cease from Ephraim, and a realm from Damask; and the remains/fragments of Sirie should be as the glory of the sons of Israel, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Luth Und wird aus sein mit der Feste Ephraim; und das Königreich zu Damaskus und das Übrige zu Syrien wird sein wie die Herrlichkeit der Kinder Israel, spricht der HErr Zebaoth.
(And becomes out_of be with the/of_the festivals Ephraim; and the kingdom to/for Damaskus and the Übrige to/for Syrien becomes be as/like the glory/splendour the/of_the children Israel, speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies).)

ClVg Et cessabit adjutorium ab Ephraim, et regnum a Damasco; et reliquiæ Syriæ sicut gloria filiorum Israël erunt, dicit Dominus exercituum.[fn]
(And will_cease help away Ephraim, and kingdom from Damasco; and remains Syriæ like glory of_children Israel they_will_be, he_says Master hosts/soldiers.)

17.3 Et regnum. Ut peccatum non regnet in ea, quæ prius sanguinem diligebat. Reliquiæ Syriæ. Ironice, pro ignominia, etc., usque ad ambo ergo captivati ignominiose.

17.3 And kingdom. As sin/transgression not/no reigns in/into/on them, which first/before blood loved. Remains Syriæ. Ironice, for disgrace, etc., until to ambo therefore captives ignominiose.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִשְׁבַּ֤ת מִבְצָר֙ מֵֽ⁠אֶפְרַ֔יִם

and,it_will_cease fortified_city from,Ephraim

The expression will be ceased is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And fortification will cease from Ephraim]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠נִשְׁבַּ֤ת מִבְצָר֙ מֵֽ⁠אֶפְרַ֔יִם

and,it_will_cease fortified_city from,Ephraim

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of fortification, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [And Ephraim will no longer have fortified cities]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ⁠מַמְלָכָ֥ה מִ⁠דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק

and,kingship from,Damascus

Isaiah is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and enemies will destroy the kingdom whose capital is Damascus]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ⁠שְׁאָ֣ר אֲרָ֑ם כִּ⁠כְב֤וֹד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִֽהְי֔וּ

and,the_remnant_of ʼArām like,the_glory_of sons_of Yisrael be

The point of this comparison is that just as the glory of the sons of Israel will be diminished, so the remnant of Aram will also lose what made them great. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [And the remnant of Aram will lose their greatness just as the sons of Israel will lose their glory]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כִּ⁠כְב֤וֹד

like,the_glory_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [like how glorious are]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

sons_of Yisrael

Isaiah is speaking as if the people of Israel were actually the sons of the patriarch Israel. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the descendants of Israel] or [the people of Israel]

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