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.
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.
- BSB “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
- 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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- Isa 10:16Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
- Deut 32:15–27But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- Isa 9:8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
- Isa 24:13When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
- Ezek 34:20Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
- Isa 10:4Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Isa 24:16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
- Zeph 2:11The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
- Isa 9:21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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