Isaiah 17:2

2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid.

Isaiah 17:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
ESV
2 The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.
NLT
2 The towns of Aroer will be deserted. Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed, with no one to chase them away.
MSG
2 Her towns emptied of people. The sheep and goats will move in And take over the towns as if they owned them - which they will!
CSB
2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be [places] for flocks. They will lie down without fear.

Isaiah 17:2 In-Context

1 A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.
2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid.
3 The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and royal power from Damascus; the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the Israelites,” declares the LORD Almighty.
4 “In that day the glory of Jacob will fade; the fat of his body will waste away.
5 It will be as when reapers harvest the standing grain, gathering the grain in their arms— as when someone gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S 2 Kings 10:33
  • 2. S Isaiah 5:17; Isaiah 7:21; Ezekiel 25:5
  • 3. Isaiah 27:10
  • 4. S Leviticus 26:6; Jeremiah 7:33; Micah 4:4
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