⁹In that day are the cities of his strength As the forsaken thing of the forest, And the branch that they have left, Because of the sons of Israel, It also hath been a desolation. ¹⁰Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And the rock of thy strength hast not remembered, Therefore thou plantest plants of pleasantness, And with a strange slip sowest it,

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

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,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

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,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

In that day shall his strong cities be

As a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch,

Which they left because of the children of Israel:

And there shall be desolation.

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation,

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

Therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants,

And shalt set it with strange slips:

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