Isaiah 29:17

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“In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?”

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BSBPD

“In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Is it not yet a very little, And turned hath Lebanon to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 29:17 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 84:6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
  2. Psalms 107:33He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
  3. Psalms 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
  4. Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
  5. Isaiah 32:15until 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.
  6. Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
  7. Isaiah 41:19I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
  8. Isaiah 49:5And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
  9. Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
  10. Isaiah 63:18For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
  11. Isaiah 65:12I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
  12. Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
  13. Hosea 1:9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
  14. Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
  15. Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
  16. Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
  17. Haggai 2:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
  18. Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, O Lebanon,that the fire may consume your cedars!
  19. Matthew 19:30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
  20. Matthew 21:18In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
  21. Matthew 21:43Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
  22. Romans 11:11I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
  23. Romans 11:19You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
  24. Hebrews 10:37For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

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