Isaiah 17:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In that dayבַּיֹּ֨ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
their strongמָעֻזֹּ֗ו
(ma·'uz·zov)
4581: a place or means of safety, protectionfrom uz
citiesעָרֵ֣י
(a·rei)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
will be like forsaken placesכַּעֲזוּבַ֤ת
(ka·'a·zu·vat)
5805: forsakenness, desolationfrom azab
in the forest,הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙
(ha·cho·resh)
2793: wood, wooded heightof uncertain derivation
Or like branchesוְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר
(ve·ha·'a·mir,)
534: the top, summitfrom amar
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
they abandonedעָזְב֔וּ
(a·ze·vu,)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
And the land will be a desolation.שְׁמָמָֽה׃
(she·ma·mah.)
8077: devastation, wastefrom shamem


















KJV Lexicon
In that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
shall his strong
ma`owz  (maw-oze')
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence -- force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (most) strong (hold).
cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
be as a forsaken
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
bough
choresh  (kho'-resh)
a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric) -- bough, forest, shroud, wood.
and an uppermost branch
'amiyr  (aw-meer')
a summit (of a tree or mountain -- bough, branch.
which they left
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
because
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
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.
and there shall be desolation
shmamah  (shem-aw-maw')
devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.

King James Bible
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned woods and mountaintops that were abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.

International Standard Version
"At that time, their fortified cities that they abandoned because of the Israelis will be like desolate places of the forests and hilltops— there will be desolation.

NET Bible
At that time their fortified cities will be like the abandoned summits of the Amorites, which they abandoned because of the Israelites; there will be desolation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When that day comes, the fortified cities which other people abandoned because of the Israelites will be like abandoned woods and undergrowth. So it will become a wasteland.

King James 2000 Bible
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
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