Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field seem like a forest? New Living Translation Soon—and it will not be very long— the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. English Standard Version Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? Berean Standard Bible In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest? King James Bible Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? New King James Version Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest? New American Standard Bible Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field will be considered as a forest? NASB 1995 Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field will be considered as a forest? NASB 1977 Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field will be considered as a forest? Legacy Standard Bible Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful orchard, And the fruitful orchard will be counted as a forest? Amplified Bible Is it not yet a very little while Until Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field regarded as a forest? Christian Standard Bible Isn’t it true that in just a little while Lebanon will become an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest? Holman Christian Standard Bible Isn’t it true that in just a little while Lebanon will become an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest? American Standard Version Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? Contemporary English Version Soon the forest of Lebanon will become a field with crops, thick as a forest. English Revised Version Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be counted for a forest? GOD'S WORD® Translation In a very short time Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field will be considered a forest. Good News Translation As the saying goes, before long the dense forest will become farmland, and the farmland will go back to forest. International Standard Version "In a very little while, will not Lebanon be turned into a garden of fruit, and the garden of fruit seem like a forest? Majority Standard Bible In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest? NET Bible In just a very short time Lebanon will turn into an orchard, and the orchard will be considered a forest. New Heart English Bible Isn't it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest? Webster's Bible Translation Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? World English Bible Isn’t it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIs it not yet a very little [while], "" And Lebanon has turned into a fruitful field, "" And the fruitful field is reckoned for a forest? Young's Literal Translation Is it not yet a very little, And turned hath Lebanon to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned? Smith's Literal Translation Is it not yet a very little and Lebanon turned back to Carmel, and Carmel shall be reckoned for a forest? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIs it not yet a very little while, and Libanus shall be turned into charmel, and charmel shall be esteemed as a forest? Catholic Public Domain Version In not more than a little while and a brief time, Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and a fruitful field will be considered to be a forest. New American Bible Surely, in a very little while, Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard, and the orchard be considered a forest! New Revised Standard Version Shall not Lebanon in a very little while become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be regarded as a forest? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, a little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be reared as a forest. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, in a little while Lebanon shall change into Karmela, and Karmela shall be considered a forest OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Is it not yet a very little while, And Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? Brenton Septuagint Translation Is it not yet a little while, and Libanus shall be changed as the mountains of Chermel, and Chermel shall be reckoned as a forest? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sanctification for the Godly17 In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest? 18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.… Cross References Isaiah 32:15-20 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. / Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. / The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. ... Isaiah 35:1-2 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. Isaiah 41:18-19 I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. / I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together, Isaiah 55:12-13 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.” Isaiah 61:3-4 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. / They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Ezekiel 36:35 Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’ Amos 9:13-15 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. / I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. Joel 3:18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. Jeremiah 31:12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. Hosea 14:5-7 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon. Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Matthew 13:16-17 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. / For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 7:22 So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. John 9:39 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” Treasury of Scripture Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? yet a very Isaiah 63:18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Haggai 2:6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; Lebanon Isaiah 32:15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. Isaiah 35:1,2 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… Isaiah 41:19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: the fruitful Isaiah 5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. Ezekiel 20:46,47 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; … Hosea 3:4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: Jump to Previous Considered Esteemed Fertile Field Forest Fruitful Little Reckoned Regarded Seem Short Time Turned WoodJump to Next Considered Esteemed Fertile Field Forest Fruitful Little Reckoned Regarded Seem Short Time Turned WoodIsaiah 29 1. God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem7. The insatiableness of her enemies 9. The senselessness 13. And deep hypocrisy of the people 17. A promise of sanctification to the godly In a very short time This phrase suggests an imminent transformation, emphasizing the swift and decisive action of God. The Hebrew root here implies not just a brief period but an urgency and certainty in God's plan. Historically, this reflects the prophetic nature of Isaiah's message, where God's interventions often come unexpectedly but with purpose. It serves as a reminder of the divine timeline, which may differ from human expectations but is always perfect in its execution. will not Lebanon become an orchard and the orchard seem like a forest? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In justהֲלוֹא־ (hă·lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a very עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more short מְעַ֣ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few time, מִזְעָ֔ר (miz·‘ār) Adverb Strong's 4213: Fewness, as superl, diminutiveness [will not] Lebanon לְבָנ֖וֹן (lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel become וְשָׁ֥ב (wə·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again an orchard, לַכַּרְמֶ֑ל (lak·kar·mel) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3759: A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth and the orchard וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל (wə·hak·kar·mel) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3759: A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth seem יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ (yê·ḥā·šêḇ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account like a forest? לַיַּ֥עַר (lay·ya·‘ar) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb Links Isaiah 29:17 NIVIsaiah 29:17 NLT Isaiah 29:17 ESV Isaiah 29:17 NASB Isaiah 29:17 KJV Isaiah 29:17 BibleApps.com Isaiah 29:17 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 29:17 Chinese Bible Isaiah 29:17 French Bible Isaiah 29:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 29:17 Isn't it yet a very little while (Isa Isi Is) |
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