Isaiah 17:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 17:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 17:3 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 17:3 — KJV
“The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.”
— Isaiah 17:3 (KJV)
Isaiah 17:3 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 17:3
“Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:3: remnant, children, israel
“And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:3: kingdom, children, israel
“Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:3: also, damascus, syria
“So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. from: Heb. from the hand”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:3: remnant, syria, children
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:3: remnant, israel, saith
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