And he will not look to the (A)altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his (B)fingers have made,
Even the [a](C)Asherim and incense altars.
On that day [b]their strong cities will be like [c]abandoned places in the forest,
Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel;
And [d]the land will be a desolation.
10 For (D)you have forgotten the (E)God of your salvation
And have not remembered the (F)rock of your refuge.
Therefore you plant delightful plants
And set them with vine shoots of a strange god.

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  1. Isaiah 17:8 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
  2. Isaiah 17:9 Lit his; i.e., mankind’s
  3. Isaiah 17:9 LXX the deserted places of the Amorites and the Hivites which they abandoned
  4. Isaiah 17:9 Lit it

They will not look to the altars,(A)
    the work of their hands,(B)
and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles[a](C)
    and the incense altars their fingers(D) have made.

In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth.(E) And all will be desolation.

10 You have forgotten(F) God your Savior;(G)
    you have not remembered the Rock,(H) your fortress.(I)
Therefore, though you set out the finest plants
    and plant imported vines,(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:8 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah