Isaiah 17:5 — Bible Verse (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.”

Isaiah 17:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 17:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 17:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Isaiah 17:5 — World English Bible

Isaiah 17:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Isaiah 17:5 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 17:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it hath come to pass, As the gathering by the reaper of the standing corn, And his arm the ears reapeth, And it hath come to pass, As the gathering of the ears in the valley of Rephaim,”

Isaiah 17:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 17:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Isaiah 17:5 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 17:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And it shalbe as when the haruest man gathereth the corne, and reapeth the eares with his arme, and he shall be as he that gathereth the eares in the valley of Rephaim.”

Isaiah 17:5 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 17:5 in Context — Isaiah 17

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.

5 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.

6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.

7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

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What Does Isaiah 17:5 Mean?

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