Yesaya 17:14
Konteks17:14 In the evening there is sudden terror; 1
by morning they vanish. 2
This is the fate of those who try to plunder us,
the destiny of those who try to loot us! 3
Yesaya 29:17
Konteks29:17 In just a very short time 4
Lebanon will turn into an orchard,
and the orchard will be considered a forest. 5
[17:14] 1 tn Heb “at the time of evening, look, sudden terror.”
[17:14] 2 tn Heb “before morning he is not.”
[17:14] 3 tn Heb “this is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who loot us.”
[29:17] 4 tn The Hebrew text phrases this as a rhetorical question, “Is it not yet a little, a short [time]?”
[29:17] 5 sn The meaning of this verse is debated, but it seems to depict a reversal in fortunes. The mighty forest of Lebanon (symbolic of the proud and powerful, see 2:13; 10:34) will be changed into a common orchard, while the common orchard (symbolic of the oppressed and lowly) will grow into a great forest. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:538.