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Isaiah 17:2

Aroer

1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

3 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.

4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
KJV
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
WEB
The cities of Aroer are forsaken. They will be for flocks, which shall lie down, and no one shall make them afraid.
ASV
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
DARBY
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks; and they shall lie down and there shall be none to make them afraid.
BLB
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be for flocks to lie down, and no one will frighten them.
ÅB
Aroers byer blir forlatt; flokker tar dem i eie og leirer seg der, og der er ingen som skremmer dem.
OTB
Byene i Aroer skal bli forlatt; de skal bli igjen for flokker å legge seg i, uten at noen forstyrrer dem.
B1930
Aroers byer blir forlatt; hjorder tar dem i eie og leirer sig der, og der er ingen som skremmer dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 25:5

    And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:

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  • Zephaniah 2:6

    And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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  • Jeremiah 7:33

    And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

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  • Numbers 32:34

    And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

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  • Micah 4:4

    But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

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  • Jeremiah 48:19

    O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

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  • Deuteronomy 3:12

    And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

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