Isaiah 17:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The fortified cityמִבְצָר֙
(miv·tzar)
4013: fortificationfrom batsar
will disappearוְנִשְׁבַּ֤ת
(ve·nish·bat)
7673a: to cease, desist, resta prim. root
from Ephraim,מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם
(me·'ef·ra·yim,)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
And sovereigntyוּמַמְלָכָ֥ה
(u·mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק
(mid·dam·me·sek)
1834: a city in Aram (Syria)of foreign origin
And the remnantוּשְׁאָ֣ר
(u·she·'ar)
7605: rest, residue, remnantfrom shaar
of Aram;אֲרָ֑ם
(a·ram;)
758: Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr.of uncertain derivation
They will be like the gloryכִּכְבֹ֤וד
(kich·vo·vd)
3519b: abundance, honor, gloryfrom kabad
of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־
(be·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,"יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
Declaresנְאֻ֖ם
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hosts.צְבָאֹֽות׃
(tze·va·'o·vt.)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba


















KJV Lexicon
The fortress
mibtsar  (mib-tsawr')
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender -- (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).
also shall cease
shabath  (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
from Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
and the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
from Damascus
Dammeseq  (dam-meh'-sek)
Damascus, a city of Syria -- Damascus.
and the remnant
sh'ar  (sheh-awr')
a remainder -- other, remnant, residue, rest.
of Syria
'Aram  (arawm')
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
they shall be as the glory
kabowd  (kaw-bode')
weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, And sovereignty from Damascus And the remnant of Aram; They will be like the glory of the sons of Israel," Declares the LORD of hosts.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fortress disappears from Ephraim, and a kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites. This is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts.

International Standard Version
The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and royal authority from Damascus; the survivors from Aram will be like the glory of the Israelis," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

NET Bible
Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and Damascus will lose its kingdom. The survivors in Syria will end up like the splendor of the Israelites," says the LORD who commands armies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom will disappear from Damascus. The remaining few from Aram will share Israel's honor," declares the LORD of Armies.

King James 2000 Bible
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, says the LORD of hosts.
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