Isaiah 17:3 meaning and explanation
The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Isaiah 17:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah 17 opens with a burden, a prophetic oracle, against Damascus, the capital of Aram (Syria). In verse 3 the LORD declares that Ephraim, the leading tribe of the northern kingdom of Israel, will lose its fortress, and Damascus will lose its sovereignty.
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