Isaiah 17:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”
הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
מַשָּׂא
the oracle of
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מַשָּׂא
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
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מְעִי
a ruin of
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מְעִי
a pile of rubbish (as contorted), i.e. a ruin
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סוּר
is about to be removed
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סוּר
to turn off (literal or figurative)
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מַפָּלָה
a ruin
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מַפָּלָה
something fallen, i.e. a ruin
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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Damascus
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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Damascus, a city of Syria
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