Isaiah 17:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 17:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 17:9 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the chil..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 17:9 — KJV
“In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.”
— Isaiah 17:9 (KJV)
Isaiah 17:9 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 17:9
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:9: forsaken, left, because
“Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:9: bough, uppermost, branch
“Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:9: day, because, children
“But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:9: cities, because, children
“That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 17:9: day, left, children
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