Isaiah 17:9

“On that day the cities of his stronghold will be like the abandoned places of the woodland and of the hilltop which they abandoned from before the sons of Israel; and there will be desolation.”

Isaiah 17:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 17:9, word by word

On that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears
of his strongholdמָעֻזּmauz

stronghold

A strong place where someone defends himself or takes refuge.

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will beיִהְיוּyihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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like the abandoned placesעֲזוּבַתazuvat

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

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of the woodlandחֹרֶשׁchoresh

thicket, Horesh

Thicket, wood. In 1 Samuel 23 it may be a place name ("Horesh") or mean "the thicket".

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and of the hilltopאָמִירamir

hilltop

The top of a hill.

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from beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

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The context

8And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and what his fingers have made he will not see, neither the Asherahs nor the incense altars.

9 · This verse (above)

10For you have forgotten the Elohim of your salvation, and the Rock of your stronghold you have not remembered; therefore you plant pleasant plantings and with a cutting of a stranger you sow it;

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