Isaiah 17:9
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָזַב
they abandoned
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עָזַב
To leave, to forsake, to abandon. Azab. I have not forsaken you. God will never abandon those who belong to Him. His commitment is unconditional.
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בֵּן
the people of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עִיר
the cities of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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מָעוֹז
refuge/ his
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מָעוֹז
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
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שְׁמָמָה
a desolation
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שְׁמָמָה
devastation; figuratively, astonishment
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