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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-5

We have here the burden of Damascus; the Chaldee paraphrase reads it, The burden of the cup of the curse to drink to Damascus in; and, the ten tribes being in alliance, they must expect to pledge Damascus in this cup of trembling that is to go round. 1. Damascus itself, the head city of Syria, must be destroyed; the houses, it is likely, will be burnt, as least the walls, and gates, and fortifications demolished, and the inhabitants carried away captive, so that for the present it is taken... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:3

The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim ,.... The ten tribes, now in confederacy with the Syrians, whose metropolis or fortress was Samaria, which seems to be intended here; and should be destroyed, at least taken out of the hands of the Israelites, and they be carried captive by Shalmaneser king of Assyria, 2 Kings 17:6 and this may be understood, not of that particular city and fortress only, but of all their strongholds, the singular being, put for the plural. The Targum is, "the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 17:3

The remnant of Syria "The pride of Syria" - For שאר shear , "remnant," Houbigant reads שאת seeth , "pride," answering, as the sentence seems evidently to require, to כבוד cabod , "the glory of Israel." The conjecture is so very probable that I venture to follow it. As the glory - בכבוד bichbod , "In the glory," is the reading of eight MSS., and ten editions. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-3

THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS . The eye of the prophet travels northwards from Moab, and, passing over Ammon as an enemy of small account, rests once more upon Damascus, already threatened in Isaiah 7:1-9 , and probably already partially punished. Damascus is seen once more in alliance with Ephraim ( Isaiah 7:3 ), and the two are joined with a new power, Aroer ( Isaiah 7:2 ), which possesses several "cities." Woe is denounced on all the three powers: desolation on Damascus and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-6

Reduction. In the spoliation and consequent decrepitude of Damascus and Samaria we have a picture of— I. A NATION DENUDED OF ITS POWER . Under the judgments of Jehovah the proud city of Damascus becomes a "ruinous heap" ( Isaiah 17:1 ), the populous towns are pasturage of herds and flocks ( Isaiah 17:2 ), the strong places are reduced to utter weakness like the departed glory of Israel ( Isaiah 17:3 ); under his judgment Ephraim also shall waste away, shall be as barren... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-8

Damascus and Israel. The present oracle bids us turn to a different scene—to the famed city and territory of Damascus. It lies in the vast rich plain east of Mount Antilibanus, on the border of the desert. Through the plain flows the river Barada, probably the Abaca in which Naaman delighted. "In the midst of the plain lies at your feet the vast lake or island of deep verdure—walnuts and apricots waving above, corn and grass below; and in the midst of the mass of foliage rises, striking... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:3

The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim . Sargon did not destroy Samaria on the occasion of his first capture. But he says that he "reduced it to a heap of ruins" on the occasion of its second capture ('Records of the Past,' l.s . c .). And the kingdom from Damascus . We do not hear of any King of Damascus after Rezin, who was slain by Tiglath-Pileser about B.C. 732. Damascus, however, reasserted her independence in B.C. 721, and probably set up a king at the same time. In B.C.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:3

The fortress - The strong place of defense; the fortified place.Shall cease - Shall come to an end; shall cease to be, for so the word שׁבת shâbath is often used, Genesis 8:22; Isaiah 24:8; Lamentations 5:15.From Ephraim - The name given to the kingdom of Israel, or to the ten tribes, because Ephraim was the largest of the ten, and was a leading tribe in their councils (see the note at Isaiah 7:2). Ephraim, or the kingdom of Samaria, is mentioned here in connection with Damascus or Syria,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:3-6

Isaiah 17:3-6. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim The meaning may be, that Damascus being destroyed, that fortress or protection, in which the Ephraimites had placed their confidence, should be taken; or, that at what time Damascus should be overthrown, and deprived of all government and power, the Ephraimites also should be weakened, and deprived of their chief fortresses by the Assyrians; which latter seems to be the true sense: see Hosea 10:14; Micah 1:6. The reader will observe,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-14

Syria and Israel condemned (17:1-14)This message belongs to the time of Ahaz, when Israel and Syria joined forces to attack Judah. The two attackers will themselves be destroyed (17:1-3). Israel in particular will suffer, because the nation has turned away from God. Throughout the nation, however, the scattered few remain faithful to God and these will be spared. They are likened to the odd pieces of fruit that remain on the trees after the harvest has been gathered (4-6).The judgments will be... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 17:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 17:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 17:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 17:3-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 17:1-14

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