Isaiah 17:2

The Burden against Damascus · Isaiah 17:1–14
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Translations

Modern
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
Traditional
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Literal
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be for flocks to lie down, and no one will frighten them.
Latin
Derelictæ civitates Aroër gregibus erunt, et requiescent ibi, et non erit qui exterreat.

Original

Hebrew
English
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.

Notes

  • The towns of Aroer were east of the Dead Sea (see 2 Kings 10:32–33).

  • they will be left to the flocks: The city would serve no other purpose.

This section includes predictions of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene shifts from the crisis in 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel; see study note on Isaiah 7:1–25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37).

Events

Parallels

Jeremiah 49:23–27

Places

Aroer: A city in Gad, built by the Gadites

Glossary

Aroer Book of Jeremiah Isaiah, Book of

Topics

Damascus: Prophecies Concerning Syria: Prophecies Concerning Syria: Prophecies Respecting: Ceasing to be a Kingdom