Discovery BoxIsaiah 17:3-4 
Context17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom. 1
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished, 3
and he will become skin and bones. 4
1 tn Heb “and kingship from Damascus”; cf. NASB “And sovereignty from Damascus.”
2 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.
3 tn Heb “will be tiny.”
4 tn Heb “and the fatness of his flesh will be made lean.”
