Isaiah 17:3
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“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.”Isaiah 17:3
What Does Isaiah 17:3 Mean?
Isaiah 17:3 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 17, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 17:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 7:16“For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.”Isaiah 8:4“For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.”Hosea 9:11“As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.”Isaiah 7:8“For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.”Micah 1:4“And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.”2 Kings 16:9“And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.”2 Kings 17:6“In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”Isaiah 10:9“Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?”Isaiah 16:14“But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.”Isaiah 17:4“And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.”Isaiah 27:7“Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?”Isaiah 28:1“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!”Hosea 1:4“And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.”Hosea 1:6“And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.”Hosea 3:4“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:”Hosea 5:13“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.”Hosea 8:8“Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.”Hosea 9:16“Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.”Hosea 10:14“Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.”Hosea 13:7“Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:”
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