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Isaiah 17:5

Valley of Rephaim

3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

4 “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,

as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.

6 Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten— two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.

7 In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

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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
as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
KJV
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
WEB
It will be like when the harvester gathers the wheat, and his arm reaps the grain. Yes, it will be like when one gleans grain in the valley of Rephaim.
ASV
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing grain, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
DARBY
And it shall be as when the reaper gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
BLB
and it will be as the gathering of the harvester of the standing grain, when his arm harvests the ears; and it will be as the gathering of the ears in the Valley of Rephaim;
ÅB
Det skal gå som når en griper om det stående korn, og hans arm skjærer aksene, og det skal gå som når en sanker aks i Refa'im-dalen.
OTB
Det skal være som når høstmannen samler den stående kornet, og hans arm høster aksene, eller som når man sanker aks i Refa'im-dalen.
B1930
Det skal gå som når en griper om det stående korn, og hans arm skjærer aksene, og det skal gå som når en sanker aks i Refa'im-dalen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 13:30

    Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

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  • Jeremiah 51:33

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. In just a little while her harvest time will come.”

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  • Joel 3:13

    Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:18

    Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

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  • Revelation 14:15–20

    Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”

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  • 2 Samuel 5:22

    Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

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  • Matthew 13:39–42

    and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

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  • Hosea 6:11

    Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.

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