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Isaiah 17:9–10

In that day shall his strong cities be

As a forsaken wbough, and pan uppermost branch,

xWhich they left because of the children of Israel:

And there shall be desolation.

10  Because thou hast forgotten ythe God of thy salvation,

And hast not been mindful of zthe rock of thy strength,

Therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants,

And shalt set it with strange slips:

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Isaiah 17:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

10 You have forgotten God your Savior;

you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress.

Therefore, though you set out the finest plants

and plant imported vines,

Isaiah 17:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the wooded heights and the hilltops, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation.

10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation

and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge;

therefore, though you plant pleasant plants

and sow the vine-branch of a stranger,

Isaiah 17:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest,

like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned

when the Israelites came here so long ago.

It will be utterly desolate.

10 Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you.

You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you.

So you may plant the finest grapevines

and import the most expensive seedlings.

Isaiah 17:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough

And an uppermost branch,

Which they left because of the children of Israel;

And there will be desolation.

10 Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation,

And have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold,

Therefore you will plant pleasant plants

And set out foreign seedlings;

Isaiah 17:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

In that day all their strong cities will be empty. They will be like the cities the Hivites and the Amorites left when the Israelites came to take the land. Everything will be ruined.

10 You have forgotten the God who saves you;

you have not remembered that God is your place of safety.

You plant the finest grapevines

and grapevines from faraway places.

Isaiah 17:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation. 10 For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore thou plantest pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips.

Isaiah 17:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken tract in the woodland, and the mountain-top which they forsook before the children of Israel; and there shall be desolation. 10 For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plantations, and shalt set them with foreign slips:

Isaiah 17:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

When that day comes, the fortified cities 

which other people abandoned because of the Israelites 

will be like abandoned woods and undergrowth. 

So it will become a wasteland. 

10 You have forgotten the God of your salvation. 

You haven’t remembered the rock, your stronghold. 

Instead, you have planted the best plants 

and have set out the imported grapevines. 

Isaiah 17:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

On that day their strong cities will be

like the abandoned woods and mountaintops

that were abandoned because of the Israelites;

there will be desolation.

10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,

and you have failed to remember

the rock of your strength;

therefore you will plant beautiful plants

and set out cuttings from exotic vines.

Isaiah 17:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

On that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the Hivites and the Amorites, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation.

10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,

and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge;

therefore, though you plant pleasant plants

and set out slips of an alien god,

Isaiah 17:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

On that day, its fortified cities will be like the abandonment of the wooded place and the summit, which they deserted because of the children of Israel; and there will be desolation.

10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,

and you have not remembered the rock of your refuge;

therefore you plant plants of pleasantness,

and you plant a vine of a foreigner.

Isaiah 17:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

At that time the strong cities in Israel will be deserted. They will be as they were when the Israelites drove the Canaanites out of them. They will be like places that are taken over by bushes and weeds. The whole land will become dry and empty.

10 Israel, you have forgotten God, who saves you.

You have not remembered the Rock, who keeps you safe.

You might set out the finest plants.

You might plant vines from other lands.

Isaiah 17:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest,

Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel;

And the land will be a desolation.

10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation

And have not remembered the rock of your refuge.

Therefore you plant delightful plants

And set them with vine slips of a strange god.


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