In that day man will (A)have regard for his Maker
And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.
He will not have regard for the (B)altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his (C)fingers have made,
Even the [a](D)Asherim and [b]incense stands.
In that day [c]their strong cities will be like [d]forsaken places in the forest,
Or like [e]branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel;
And [f]the land will be a desolation.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:8 I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity
  2. Isaiah 17:8 Or sun pillars
  3. Isaiah 17:9 I.e. man’s
  4. Isaiah 17:9 Gr reads the deserted places of the Amorites and the Hivites which they abandoned
  5. Isaiah 17:9 Or the treetop
  6. Isaiah 17:9 Lit it