| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 17:3:1 ⧉וְנִשְׁבַּ֤תvenishbatand will be cut off Isaiah 17:3:2 ⧉מִבְצָר֙mivtsarfortress Isaiah 17:3:3 ⧉מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםmeefrayimfrom Ephraim Isaiah 17:3:4 ⧉וּמַמְלָכָ֥הumamlakhaand kingdom Isaiah 17:3:5 ⧉מִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmiddammesekfrom Damascus Isaiah 17:3:6 ⧉וּשְׁאָ֣רushearand remnant of Isaiah 17:3:7 ⧉אֲרָ֑םaramAram or Syria Isaiah 17:3:8 ⧉כִּכְב֤וֹדkikhevodlike the glory of Isaiah 17:3:9 ⧉בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙beneiyisraelsons of Israel Isaiah 17:3:10 ⧉יִֽהְי֔וּyihheyuthey will be Isaiah 17:3:11 ⧉נְאֻ֖םneumutterance of Isaiah 17:3:12 ⧉יְהוָ֥הyahwehLORD Isaiah 17:3:13 ⧉צְבָאֽוֹת׃סtsevaotof hosts |
| 3. Formal Translation And the fortress will cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel—declares the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, Commander of Armies}. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation The fortress in Ephraim will disappear, the kingdom in Damascus will fall, and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel—this is the declaration of the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, Supreme Commander}. |