17:4 “At that time 1
Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, 2
and he will become skin and bones. 3
17:5 It will be as when one gathers the grain harvest,
and his hand gleans the ear of grain.
It will be like one gathering the ears of grain
in the Valley of Rephaim.
1 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
2 tn Heb “will be tiny.”
3 tn Heb “and the fatness of his flesh will be made lean.”