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Isaiah 17:7

RepentanceGod's holiness

5 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.

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

8 They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.

9 In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.

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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
In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
KJV
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
WEB
In that day, people will look to their Maker, and their eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel.
ASV
In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
DARBY
In that day shall man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have regard to the Holy One of Israel.
BLB
In that day man will gaze upon his Maker, and his eyes will look unto the Holy One of Israel.
ÅB
På den tid skal mennesket vende sitt blikk til sin skaper, og hans øyne skal se opp til Israels Hellige;
OTB
På den dagen skal folk vende seg til sin Skaper, og deres øyne skal se til Israels Hellige.
B1930
På den tid skal mennesket vende sitt blikk til sin skaper, og hans øine skal se op til Israels Hellige;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Micah 7:7

    But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

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  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

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  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

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  • Hosea 14:1–3

    Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

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  • Isaiah 29:24

    Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:18–20

    A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone

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  • Judges 10:15–16

    “We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”

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  • Isaiah 22:11

    You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

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