Isaías 17:1

Profecía contra Damasco

1 Profecía contra Damasco:«¡Miren a Damasco!¡Ya no será una ciudad!¡Será convertida en un montón de escombros!

Isaías 17:1 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 17:1

The burden of Damascus,
&c.] A heavy and grievous prophecy, concerning the destruction of it; the Arabic version is,

``the prophecy of Isaiah concerning Damascus;''

and the Targum is,

``the burden of the cup of cursing to give Damascus to drink.''

Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city;
a kingdom, as the Targum; it was the head of one, but now its walls were demolished, its houses pulled down, and its inhabitants carried captive; this was done by Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, ( 2 Kings 16:9 ) it had been a very ancient city, see ( Genesis 15:2 ) and the head of the kingdom of Syria, ( Isaiah 7:8 ) , and though it underwent this calamity, it was rebuilt again, and was a city of great fame, when destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, ( Jeremiah 49:24 Jeremiah 49:25 ) after which it was raised up again, and was in being in the apostle's time, and still is, ( Acts 9:22 ) ( 2 Corinthians 11:32 ) and it shall be a ruinous heap;
or a heap of stones, as the Targum and Kimchi interpret it. A "behold" is prefixed to the whole, as being very wonderful and remarkable, unthought of, and unexpected.

Isaías 17:1 In-Context

1 Profecía contra Damasco:«¡Miren a Damasco!¡Ya no será una ciudad!¡Será convertida en un montón de escombros!

2 Abandonadas quedaránlas ciudades de Aroer;serán pastizales donde los rebañoscomerán sin que nadie los asuste.

3 Efraín perderá la ciudad fortificada;Damasco se quedará sin realeza.Los sobrevivientes de Aram y sus riquezasserán para los hijos de Israel—afirma el SEÑORTodopoderoso—.

4 »En aquel día se debilitará la gloria de Jacoby se consumirá la gordura de su cuerpo.

5 Será como el segador que recoge la miesy cosecha el grano con su brazo;será como cuando se recoge el granoen el valle de Refayin.