Translations
Modern
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
Traditional
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Literal
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decays; Sharon has become like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel shake off.
Latin
Luxit et elanguit terra; confusus est Libanus, et obsorduit: et factus est Saron sicut desertum, et concussa est Basan, et Carmelus.
Original
Hebrew
English
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
Notes
Sharon, Bashan, and Carmel were all fertile areas. Their desolation represents the destruction Assyria had caused in Israel.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Places
Arabah: A desert region in the Jordan Valley and southward Bashan: Region east of the Jordan, known for its fertility Carmel: Town in Judah; home of Nabal and Abigail Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees Sharon: Coastal plain known for its beauty and fertility
Glossary
Topics
Bashan: Fertility and Productiveness of Carmel: A Fertile and Picturesque Mountain in Palestine Sharon: The Maritime Slope of Palestine North of the City of Joppa: Roses and Beauty of War: Evils of