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Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, and make them blossom in the morning that you sow, yet the harvest will flee away in a day of grief and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: <i>but</i> the harvest <i>shall be</i> a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the day you will make your plant to grow, And in the morning you will make your seed to flourish; <i>But</i> the harvest <i>will be</i> a heap of ruins In the day of grief and desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the day that you plant <i>it</i> you carefully fence <i>it</i> in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; <i>But</i> the harvest will flee On a day of illness and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; But the harvest will be a heap In a day of sickliness and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the day that you plant <i>it</i> you carefully fence <i>it</i> in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; <i>But</i> the harvest will be a heap In a day of sickliness and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the day that you plant <i>it</i> you carefully fence <i>it</i> in, And in the morning you cause your seed to flourish; <i>But</i> the harvest will <i>be</i> a heap In a day of sickliness and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; Yet [promising as it is] the harvest will be a heap [of ruins that passes away] In the day of sickness and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the day that you plant, you will help them to grow, and in the morning you will help your seed to sprout, but the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the day that you plant, you will help them to grow, and in the morning you will help your seed to sprout, but the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom; but the harvest fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The plants may sprout and blossom that very same morning, but it will do you no good, because you will suffer endless agony. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom: but the harvest fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the day you plant, you will make it grow. On the morning you set out the seedling, you will make it sprout. But the harvest will become a [rotting] pile on a day of grief and incurable pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But even if they sprouted and blossomed the very morning you planted them, there would still be no harvest. There would be only trouble and incurable pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />at the time that you plant them, carefully making them grow, the very morning you make your seed to sprout, your harvest will be ruined in a time of grief and unbearable pain." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout?yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The day you begin cultivating, you do what you can to make it grow; the morning you begin planting, you do what you can to make it sprout. Yet the harvest will disappear in the day of disease and incurable pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the day of your planting, you hedge it in. In the morning, you make your seed blossom, but the harvest flees away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the day of your planting, you hedge it in. In the morning, you make your seed blossom, but the harvest flees away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause your plant to become great in the day, "" And make your seed to flourish in the morning, "" The harvest [is] a heap in a day of overflowing, "" And of mortal pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the day thy plant thou causest to become great, And in the morning thy seed makest to flourish, A heap is the harvest in a day of overflowing, And of mortal pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the day of thy planting thou shalt hedge in, and in the morning thou shalt make thy seed fruitful: the harvest a heap in the day of thy possession and incurable pain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the day of thy planting shall be the wild grape, and in the morning thy seed shall flourish: the harvest is taken away in the day of inheritance, and shall grieve thee much. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the day of your planting, the wild grapevine and your morning seed will flourish. The harvest has been taken away to the day of inheritance, and you will grieve heavily.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though you make them grow the day you plant them and make them blossom the morning you set them out, The harvest shall disappear on a day of sickness and incurable pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, and make them blossom in the morning that you sow; yet the harvest will flee away in a day of grief and incurable pain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />On the day that you plant them, they shall put forth blossoms, and in the morning your seed shall flourish, but the harvest shall be a ruin in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the day that you will plant it, it will put forth blossoms, and at dawn you shall sprout your seed like a pole slip of a gathered vintage in the grievous day, and like the sorrow of man<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the day of thy planting thou didst make it to grow, And in the morning thou didst make thy seed to blossom-- A heap of boughs in the day of grief And of desperate pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the day wherein thou shalt plant thou shalt be deceived; but if thou sow in the morning, <i>the seed</i> shall spring up for a crop in the day wherein thou shalt obtain an inheritance, and as a man's father, thou shalt obtain an inheritance for thy sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/17-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3665" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/17.htm">An Oracle Concerning Damascus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">though on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5194.htm" title="5194: niṭ·‘êḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Plantation, planting, plant. From nata'; a plant; collectively, a plantation; abstractly, a planting.">you plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/7735.htm" title="7735: tə·śaḡ·śê·ḡî (V-Piel-Imperf-2fs) -- Make to grow. A primitive root; to hedge in.">you make them grow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: ū·ḇab·bō·qer (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">and on that morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘êḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">you help your seed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: tap̄·rî·ḥî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">sprout—</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">yet the harvest</a> <a href="/hebrew/5067.htm" title="5067: nêḏ (N-ms) -- A mound, wave. From nuwd in the sense of piling up; a mound, i.e. Wave.">will vanish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: na·ḥă·lāh (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">of disease</a> <a href="/hebrew/605.htm" title="605: ’ā·nūš (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To be weak, sick. A primitive root; to be frail, feeble, or melancholy.">and incurable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3511.htm" title="3511: ū·ḵə·’êḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A pain. From ka'ab; suffering, adversity.">pain.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a></span><br />For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></span><br />You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Jeremiah 12:13</a></span><br />They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></span><br />As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a></span><br />The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-18.htm">James 3:18</a></span><br />Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-9</a></span><br />I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a></span><br />He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a></span><br />The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12-13</a></span><br />Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. / You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the day shall you make your plant to grow, and in the morning shall you make your seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.</p><p class="hdg">the harvest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Isaiah 18:5,6</a></b></br> For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away <i>and</i> cut down the branches… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></b></br> Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></b></br> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love <i>to have it</i> so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13,14</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11,12</a></b></br> And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5,8,9</a></b></br> But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/psalms/142-6.htm">Desperate</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">Flowering</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-4.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-5.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Incurable</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-12.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-15.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Desperate</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-10.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Flowering</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-22.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-5.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Incurable</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-3.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Syria and Israel are threatened</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">A remnant shall forsake idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">The rest shall be plagued for their impiety</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">The woe of Israel's enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, planting and growing crops were essential for survival. The act of planting and nurturing growth symbolizes human effort and reliance on one's own strength. Biblically, this can be seen as a metaphor for self-reliance without seeking God's guidance, reminiscent of the parable of the sower in <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>, where the focus is on the condition of the soil (the heart) rather than the act of planting itself.<p><b>and on that morning you help your seed sprout—</b><br>The morning signifies a new beginning or hope, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-23.htm">Lamentations 3:23</a>, where God's mercies are new every morning. The act of helping the seed sprout indicates human intervention and effort to ensure success. This can be compared to the futility of human efforts without divine blessing, as seen in <a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>, which states that unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. The emphasis here is on the initial success and optimism that comes with human endeavors.<p><b>yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.</b><br>This phrase introduces a sudden and unexpected reversal of fortune, highlighting the futility of human efforts without God's favor. The harvest, a symbol of reward and sustenance, disappearing due to disease and pain, reflects divine judgment and the consequences of turning away from God. This can be connected to the curses for disobedience in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where agricultural failure is a sign of God's displeasure. The "incurable pain" suggests a judgment that cannot be remedied by human means, pointing to the need for repentance and reliance on God. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and the need for salvation through Christ, who offers healing and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and often spoke of judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel_and_judah.htm">Israel and Judah</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms of God's chosen people. Isaiah's prophecies often addressed both, warning them of impending judgment due to their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/syria_and_ephraim.htm">Syria and Ephraim</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/17.htm">Isaiah 17</a>, these regions are involved in a coalition against Judah, which Isaiah prophesies will face judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>A recurring theme in Isaiah, where God warns His people of the consequences of their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/harvest.htm">Harvest</a></b><br>Symbolic of the results of one's labor and efforts, often used in scripture to represent spiritual fruitfulness or lack thereof.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_self-reliance.htm">The Futility of Self-Reliance</a></b><br>Relying solely on human effort without seeking God's guidance and blessing can lead to disappointment and failure. <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11</a> warns against trusting in our own strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_preparation.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Preparation</a></b><br>Just as planting requires preparation and care, so does our spiritual life. We must cultivate our hearts to receive God's Word and produce lasting fruit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ignoring God's commands and pursuing our own desires can lead to spiritual barrenness and judgment, as illustrated by the vanished harvest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_our_efforts.htm">God's Sovereignty in Our Efforts</a></b><br>Ultimately, it is God who gives the increase. We must acknowledge His sovereignty in all our endeavors and seek His will above our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The warning of a vanished harvest serves as a call to repentance and turning back to God before it's too late.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'spirit_of_the_law'_mean.htm">What does 'Cast your bread upon the waters' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_bird_blood_cure_skin_disease.htm">How could sprinkling bird blood and water (Leviticus 14:1-7) realistically cure or cleanse a contagious skin disease by any scientific or medical standard?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_daniel_2_44_align_with_history.htm">If Daniel 2:44 promises a final, everlasting kingdom, how do we reconcile this claim with the continuing rise and fall of nations throughout history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">In the day shalt thou make.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">thou makest, </span>or, <span class= "ital">thou fencest, thy plant. </span>The alliance between Syria and Ephraim is compared in the rapidity of its growth with the "gardens of Adonis." All the "<span class= "ital">harvest heaps</span>" from such a planting would end, not in the wonted joy of harvest (<a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm" title="You have multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before you according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.">Isaiah 9:3</a>), but in "grief and <span class= "ital">incurable pain" </span>There is no sufficient evidence for the marginal reading of the Authorised version.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the day</span>; or, <span class="accented">in a day</span> (Kay). <span class="cmt_word">Shalt thou make</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thou makest</span>. Each new slip that is planted is forced to take root and grow and flourish at once; the next morning it is expected to have formed its seed and reached perfection. So the harvest is hurried on; but when it is reached, the day of visitation has arrived - a day of grief and of desperate sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/17-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">though on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֤וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you plant</span><br /><span class="heb">נִטְעֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(niṭ·‘êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5194.htm">Strong's 5194: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plant, a plantation, a planting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you make them grow,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·śaḡ·śê·ḡî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7735.htm">Strong's 7735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Make to grow </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on that morning</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you help your seed</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sprout—</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּפְרִ֑יחִי</span> <span class="translit">(tap̄·rî·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet the harvest</span><br /><span class="heb">קָצִ֛יר</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> </span><span class="str2">Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will vanish</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(nêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5067.htm">Strong's 5067: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mound, wave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of disease</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak or sick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and incurable</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֽוּשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nūš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_605.htm">Strong's 605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be frail, feeble, melancholy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pain.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְאֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·’êḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3511.htm">Strong's 3511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suffering, adversity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/17-11.htm">Isaiah 17:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 17:11 In the day of your planting you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 17:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 17:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 17:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 17:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>