“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
Parallel translations
- WEB “It will happen in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
- KJV And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
- NKJV “In that day it shall come to pass That the glory of Jacob will wane, And the fatness of his flesh grow lean.
- NASB ¶Now on that day the glory of Jacob will fade, And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.
- NLT “In that day Israel’s glory will grow dim; its robust body will waste away.
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Quick answer
In that day the glory of Jacob will fade and his prosperity grow lean. Israel's strength and abundance will waste away under judgment.
Overview
The Lord foretells the diminishing of the northern kingdom, its former glory wasting like a body grown thin. The fatness of plenty gives way to leanness as judgment takes its toll. Yet the language of a remnant in the following verses hints that God will preserve a humbled few.
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Cross-references · 9
- Isa 10:16Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- Deut 32:15–27But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- Isa 9:8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
- Isa 24:13So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.
- Ezek 34:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
- Isa 10:4Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isa 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.
- Zeph 2:11The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
- Isa 9:21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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