Isaías 17:1

1 Carga de Damasco. He aquí que Damasco dejó de ser ciudad, y será montón de ruina.

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 Carga de Damasco. He aquí que Damasco dejó de ser ciudad, y será montón de ruina.

2 Las ciudades de Aroer están desamparadas, en majadas se tornarán; dormirán allí, y no habrá quien los espante.

3 Y cesará el socorro de Efraín, y el reino de Damasco; y lo que quedare de Siria, será como la gloria de los hijos de Israel, dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

4 Y será, que en aquel tiempo la gloria de Jacob se atenuará, y se enflaquecerá la grosura de su carne.

5 Y será como el segador que coge la mies, y con su brazo siega las espigas; será también, como el que coge espigas en el valle de Refaim.