Isaiah 17:4 ““In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body…”

Isaiah 17:4

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“It will happen in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in that day the glorie of Iaakob shall be impouerished, and the fatnes of his flesh shalbe made leane.

Darby Translation

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 become lean.

Young's Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Wax poor doth the honour of Jacob, And the fatness of his flesh doth wax lean.

Bible in Basic English

And it will be in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made small, and the strength of his body will become feeble.

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Cross references

“the glory”

Isaiah 9:8 Isaiah 9:21 Isaiah 10:4

Isaiah 9:8 · BSB

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.

Isaiah 9:21 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 10:4 · BSB

Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

“the fatness”

Isaiah 10:16 Deuteronomy 32:15–27 Isaiah 24:13 Isaiah 24:16 Ezekiel 34:20 Zephaniah 2:11

Isaiah 10:16 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 32:15–27 · BSB

But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Isaiah 24:13 · BSB

So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.

Isaiah 24:16 · BSB

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 in treachery.

Ezekiel 34:20 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

Zephaniah 2:11 · BSB

The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

5as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.

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