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Isaiah 17:4

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Pekah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Glory;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Lot;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Damascus;   Isaiah;   Isaiah, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Evil;   Fatness;   Isaiah;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it will be in that day, that the glory of Jacob will wane,And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now in that day the glory of Jacob will fade, And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in that day it shall come to passe, that the glorie of Iacob shalbe made very thinne, and the fatnesse of his fleshe shall waxe leane.
Darby Translation
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.
New King James Version
"In that day it shall come to pass That the glory of Jacob will wane, And the fatness of his flesh grow lean.
Literal Translation
And it shall be in that day, Jacob's glory shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall be made lean.
Easy-to-Read Version
"At that time Jacob's wealth will all be gone. Yes, Israel will be like a sick man who has become weak and thin.
World English Bible
It shall happen in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
King James Version (1611)
And in that day it shall come to passe, that the glory of Iacob shall bee made thinne, and the fatnesse of his flesh shall waxe leane.
King James Version
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At that tyme also shal ye glory of Iacob be very poore, & his fatnes leane.
THE MESSAGE
"The Day is coming when Jacob's robust splendor goes pale and his well-fed body turns skinny. The country will be left empty, picked clean as a field harvested by field hands. She'll be like a few stalks of barley left standing in the lush Valley of Rephaim after harvest, Or like the couple of ripe olives overlooked in the top of the olive tree, Or the four or five apples that the pickers couldn't reach in the orchard." Decree of the God of Israel.
Amplified Bible
"Now in that day the [former] glory of Jacob [Israel—his might, his population, his prosperity] will fade, And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
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's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
"At that time Jacob's splendor will be greatly diminished, and he will become skin and bones.
Contemporary English Version
When that time comes, the glorious nation of Israel will be brought down; its prosperous people will be skin and bones.
Complete Jewish Bible
"When that day comes, Ya‘akov's glory will wane, and his full body grow thin,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in that day the glorie of Iaakob shall be impouerished, and the fatnes of his flesh shalbe made leane.
George Lamsa Translation
And in that day it shall come to pass that the glory of Jacob shall wane, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
Hebrew Names Version
It shall happen in that day, that the glory of Ya`akov shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
New Living Translation
"In that day Israel's glory will grow dim; its robust body will waste away.
New Life Bible
In that day Jacob will lose his shining-greatness. And he will lose the fat of his flesh.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
There shall be in that day a failure of the glory of Jacob, and the riches of his glory shall be shaken.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
"In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
New Revised Standard
On that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass in that day, That the glory of Jacob, shall be diminished, And, the fatness of his flesh, shall be wasted;
Douay-Rheims Bible
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 grow lean.
Lexham English Bible
"And this shall happen: On that day, the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will become lean.
English Standard Version
And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean.
New American Standard Bible
Now on that day the glory of Jacob will fade, And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
New Century Version
"At that time Israel's wealth will all be gone. Israel will be like someone who has lost much weight from sickness.
Good News Translation
The Lord said, "A day is coming when Israel's greatness will come to an end, and its wealth will be replaced by poverty.
Christian Standard Bible®
On that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and his healthy body will become emaciated.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it schal be, in that dai the glorie of Jacob schal be maad thinne, and the fatnesse of his fleisch shal fade.
Revised Standard Version
And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean.
Young's Literal Translation
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.

Contextual Overview

1 The burden of Damascus. Look, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3 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 sons of Israel, says Yahweh of hosts. 4 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. 5 And it shall be as when one gathers the harvest of standing grain, and his arm reaps the ears; yes, it shall be as when one gleans ears in the valley of Rephaim.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the glory: Isaiah 9:8, Isaiah 9:21, Isaiah 10:4

the fatness: Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 24:13, Isaiah 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:15-27, Ezekiel 34:20, Zephaniah 2:11, *marg.

Reciprocal: Isaiah 16:14 - the glory Isaiah 17:9 - General Isaiah 21:17 - the mighty Jeremiah 13:25 - thy lot Ezekiel 14:22 - therein Amos 6:13 - Have

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
and I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing;
Genesis 13:16
And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth: So that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may your seed also be numbered.
Genesis 16:10
And the angel of Yahweh said to her, I will greatly multiply your seed, it shall be too many to count.
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be perfect.
Genesis 17:11
And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant between me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before you!
Genesis 22:17
that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
Genesis 32:12
And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which shall be too many to count.
Genesis 35:11
And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of you, and kings shall come out of your loins;
Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 and Israel, the ten tribes, whose glory lay in the superior number of their tribes to Judah; in the multitude of their cities, and the inhabitants of them; but now would be thinned, by the vast numbers that should be carried captive:

and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean: like a man in a consumption, that is become a mere skeleton, and reduced to skin and bones: the meaning is, that all their wealth and riches should be taken away; so the Targum,

"and the riches of his glory shall be carried away.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 thin - Shall be diminished, as a body wastes away by disease, and becomes feeble. The prophet sets forth the calamities of Ephraim by two figures; the first is that of a “body” that becomes emaciated by sickness, the other that of the harvest when all the fruits are gathered except a few in the upper branches Isaiah 17:5-6.

And the fatness his flesh shall wax lean - He shall become feeble, as a man does by wasting sickness. Chaldee, ‘The riches of his glory shall be removed.’

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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