Yesaya 17:4-8
KonteksJacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, 2
and he will become skin and bones. 3
17:5 It will be as when one gathers the grain harvest,
and his hand gleans the ear of grain.
It will be like one gathering the ears of grain
in the Valley of Rephaim.
17:6 There will be some left behind,
like when an olive tree is beaten –
two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top,
four or five on its fruitful branches,”
says the Lord God of Israel.
17:7 At that time 4 men will trust in their creator; 5
they will depend on 6 the Holy One of Israel. 7
17:8 They will no longer trust in 8 the altars their hands made,
or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made. 9
[17:4] 1 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
[17:4] 2 tn Heb “will be tiny.”
[17:4] 3 tn Heb “and the fatness of his flesh will be made lean.”
[17:7] 4 tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB, NIV); KJV “At that day.”
[17:7] 5 tn Heb “man will gaze toward his maker.”
[17:7] 6 tn Heb “his eyes will look toward.”
[17:7] 7 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
[17:8] 8 tn Heb “he will not gaze toward.”
[17:8] 9 tn Heb “and that which his fingers made he will not see, the Asherah poles and the incense altars.”
