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No longer will Ephraim have a fortress
    or Damascus a kingdom.
The glory of the remnant of Aram
    will be like that of the children of Israel,
    says the Lord of hosts.
On that day
    the glory of Jacob will grow dim
    and the flesh of his body will grow lean,
as when the reaper gathers the standing grain,
    harvesting the ears with his arms,
or as when one gleans the ears of grain
    in the Valley of Rephaim.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:5 Valley of Rephaim: west of Jerusalem.

The fortified(A) city will disappear from Ephraim,
    and royal power from Damascus;
the remnant of Aram will be
    like the glory(B) of the Israelites,”(C)
declares the Lord Almighty.

“In that day(D) the glory(E) of Jacob will fade;
    the fat of his body will waste(F) away.
It will be as when reapers harvest the standing grain,
    gathering(G) the grain in their arms—
as when someone gleans heads of grain(H)
    in the Valley of Rephaim.(I)

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