"The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts."
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Verse 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
_c...
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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;
Lamen...
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CHAPTER 17
The Burden of Damascus and Judgment upon Ephraim
1. _Damascus to be a ruinous heap (Isaiah 17:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon
Ephraim (Isaiah 17:4)_ 3. _Woe to the enemies of Israel (Isaiah 17:12)
_...
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ORACLE ON DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL. In spite of the title this prophecy
deals much more with Ephraim than Damascus, which is not mentioned
after Isaiah 17:3. The close connexion of the two suggests that th...
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CHILDREN. sons....
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The fate of Damascus....
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BEHOLD, DAMASCUS IS TAKEN AWAY— We have here the sentence of the
divine judgment upon Damascus; wherein are four penal judgments to be
inflicted upon that state. The _first_ is the overthrow of Damasc...
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
2.
DAMASCUS
a. COALITION
TEXT: Isaiah 17:1-6
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The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a
city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
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The cities of Aroer...
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The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from
Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the
children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
THE FORTRESS ALS...
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JUDGMENT ON SYEIA AND ISRAEL
This section is headed,' oracle concerning Damascus,' but its subject
is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria,
but also of Ephraim, i.e. the ki...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 17
GOD WILL PUNISH DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL
V1 God gave Isaiah this speci...
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וְ נִשְׁבַּ֤ת מִבְצָר֙ מֵֽ אֶפְרַ֔יִם
וּ מַמְלָכָ֥ה מִ דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק וּ
שְׁאָ֣ר אֲרָ֑ם כִּ כְבֹ֤וד...
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In this section (17-18), we have a prophecy dealing with Damascus and
an interlude containing a soliloquy of the prophet. The burden of
Damascus Isaiah 17:1) announces its doom. It is evident, however...
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The fortress also shall cease from (d) Ephraim, and the kingdom from
Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the (e) glory of
the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
(d) It seem...
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_Damascus. Their too great union proved their ruin. Sennacherib took
Damascus, as Salmanasar had done Samaria._...
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Damascus was the chief city of Syria; and in how many instances the
Assyrians distressed the Church of God, the Old Testament history hath
largely recorded. It is most instructive to observe, as we pr...
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3._The fortress shall cease. _(4) He points out the reason why the
Lord determines to cut off the kingdom of Syria. Amos (Amos 1:3)
enumerates additional reasons, but the most important was that which...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18.
In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne
of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
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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,...
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The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from
Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the
children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
Ver. 3. _The fortre...
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_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,...
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DAMASCUS AND EPHRAIM THREATENED...
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1-11 Sin desolates cities. It is strange that great conquerors should
take pride in being enemies to mankind; but it is better that flocks
should lie down there, than that they should harbour any in...
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THE FORTRESS; either Samaria, their chief fortress; or all their
fortress or strong holds, the singular number being put for the
plural; or all their strength and glory, which answers to the kingdom
i...
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Isaiah 17:3 fortress H4013 cease H7673 (H8738) Ephraim H669 kingdom
H4467 Damascus H1834 remnant H7605 Syria H758 glory H3519 children
H1121 Israel H3478 Says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 hosts H6635
for...
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INITIAL DECLARATION CONCERNING SYRIA (INCORPORATING ISRAEL) (ISAIAH
17:1)
Analysis.
· The Burden of Damascus. “Behold Damascus is taken away from being
a city, and it will be a ruinous heap (Isaiah...
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CONTENTS: The burden of Damascus, foretelling destruction of cities of
Syria and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The God of our salvation is the rock of our strength. It
is our forgetfulness of...
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Isaiah 17:1. _A ruinous heap._ Tiglath-pileser destroyed it in the
support of Ahaz, and carried away the inhabitants. 2 Kings 16:8. Yet
it was afterwards rebuilt.
Isaiah 17:2. _The cities of Aroer ar...
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_The burden of Damascus. .. The fortress also shall cease from
Ephraim_
THE ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL
The curse pronounced upon it [Damascene-Syria] falls also upon the
kingdom of Israel...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:1 The fourth oracle concerns the alliance
between Damascus and Israel in Isaiah’s time (see Isaiah 7:1; Isaiah
8:1).
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 17:1
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 threat...
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Now he turns his prophecy against Damascus, which, of course, was the
capital of Syria. Now Syria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel had
confederated together to stand against Assyria. As Assyria beca...
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2 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 17:6; Amos 2:6; Amos 3:9; Amos 5:25; Amos 6:7;
Amos 8:14; Amos 9:1; Hosea 1:4; Hosea 1:6; Hos
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The fortress — All their fortresses; the singular number being put
for the plural. Remnant — The remainders of Damascus and Syria shall
be an headless body, a people without a king. Of Israel — Syria...