Isaiah 17:3

Good News Translation

Israel will be defenseless, and Damascus will lose its independence. Those Syrians who survive will be in disgrace like the people of Israel. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken.”

Cross References

2 Kings 16:9

Tiglath Pileser, in answer to Ahaz' plea, marched out with his army against Damascus, captured it, killed King Rezin, and took the people to Kir as prisoners.

2 Kings 17:6

which was the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the Assyrian emperor captured Samaria, took the Israelites to Assyria as prisoners, and settled some of them in the city of Halah, some near the Habor River in the district of Gozan and some in the cities of Media.

Isaiah 10:9

I conquered the cities of Calno and Carchemish, the cities of Hamath and Arpad. I conquered Samaria and Damascus.

Isaiah 16:14

And now the Lord says, “In exactly three years Moab's great wealth will disappear. Of its many people, only a few will survive, and they will be weak.”

Isaiah 17:4

The Lord said, “A day is coming when Israel's greatness will come to an end, and its wealth will be replaced by poverty.

Isaiah 25:2

You have turned cities into ruins and destroyed their fortifications. The palaces which our enemies built are gone forever.

Isaiah 7:16

Even before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be deserted.

Isaiah 7:8

Why? Because Syria is no stronger than Damascus, its capital city, and Damascus is no stronger than King Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be too shattered to survive as a nation.

Isaiah 8:4

Before the boy is old enough to say ‘Mamma’ and ‘Daddy,’ all the wealth of Damascus and all the loot of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

Hosea 1:4

the Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because it will not be long before I punish the king of Israel for the murders that his ancestor Jehu committed at Jezreel. I am going to put an end to Jehu's dynasty.

Hosea 1:6

Gomer had a second child—this time it was a daughter. The Lord said to Hosea, “Name her ‘Unloved,’ because I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.

Hosea 10:14

war will come to your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed. It will be like the day when King Shalman destroyed the city of Betharbel in battle, and mothers and their children were crushed to death.

Hosea 3:4

In just this way the people of Israel will have to live for a long time without kings or leaders, without sacrifices or sacred stone pillars, without idols or images to use for divination.

Hosea 8:8

Israel has become like any other nation and is as useless as a broken pot.

Hosea 9:11

Israel's greatness will fly away like a bird, and there will be no more children born to them, no more women pregnant, no more children conceived.

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by the idols of Samaria, who say, ‘By the god of Dan’ or ‘By the god of Beersheba’—those people will fall and not rise again.”