# Isaiah 17 đź“–
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## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Lord Will Judge Damascus
[[#Verse 01.]] This is an oracle about Damascus:
“Look, Damascus is no longer a city,
it is a heap of ruins!
[[#Verse 02.]]Â The cities of Aroer are abandoned.
They will be used for herds,
which will lie down there in peace.
[[#Verse 03.]]Â Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom.
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
[[#Verse 04.]] “At that time
Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished,
and he will become skin and bones.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â It will be as when one gathers the grain harvest,
and his hand gleans the ear of grain.
It will be like one gathering the ears of grain
in the Valley of Rephaim.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â There will be some left behind,
as when an olive tree is beaten—
two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top,
four or five on its fruitful branches,”
says the Lord God of Israel.
[[#Verse 07.]] At that time men will trust in their Creator;
they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.
[[#Verse 08.]] They will no longer trust in the altars their hands made,
or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.
[[#Verse 09.]] 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.
[[#Verse 10.]] For you ignore the God who rescues you;
you pay no attention to your strong protector.
So this is what happens:
You cultivate beautiful plants
and plant exotic vines.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â The day you begin cultivating, you do what you can to make it grow;
the morning you begin planting, you do what you can to make it sprout.
Yet the harvest will disappear in the day of disease
and incurable pain.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â Beware, you many nations massing together,
those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea’s waves.
Beware, you people making such an uproar,
those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.
[[#Verse 13.]]Â Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves,
when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land,
driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills,
or like dead thistles before a strong gale.
[[#Verse 14.]] In the evening there is sudden terror;
by morning they vanish.
This is the fate of those who try to plunder us,
the destiny of those who try to loot us!
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## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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#### Today, I can apply this chapter by:
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Make these very practical:
- "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation."
- "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular."
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- What do we learn about God here?
- What do we learn about people?
- Are there promises, commands, or warnings?
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## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
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- John 1:1 and Genesis 1
- Romans 5 and Genesis 3
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## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
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