Isaiah 17:4 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 17:4

“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

In that day - That is, says Kimchi, the time when the ten tribes of Israel, which were the glory of Jacob, should be carried into captivity.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָה֙	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם	bai.Yom	in the day	H3117 →
הַה֔וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
יִדַּ֖ל	yi.Dal	it will become low	H1809 →
כְּב֣וֹד	ke.Vod	[the] glory of	H3519 →
יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
וּמִשְׁמַ֥ן	u.mish.Man	and [the] fatness of	H4924 →
בְּשָׂר֖וֹ	be.sa.Ro	flesh its	H1320 →
יֵרָזֶֽה׃	ye.ra.Zeh	it will be made lean	H7329 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 24:16
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal…
leads to
- Isaiah 21:2
  A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
- Isaiah 33:1
  Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
Through
Isaiah 10:16
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:21
  and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in…
- Psalms 106:15
  So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
Through
Isaiah 9:21
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
leads to
- Isaiah 5:25
  Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all…
- 2 Chronicles 28:6–8
  For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- Galatians 5:15
  But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
- Isaiah 9:12
  Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.