[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 17[:]

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“v. 4), a field yielding no harvest. (vs. 5-6), and people suffering from incurable disease (v. 11).  Judgment will come like tghe raging sea and surging waters. (vs. 11-12)[:]”

[:en]The northern kingdom of Israel allied with Syria (Damascus) and both fell into the hands of the Assyrians.  This chapter is an oracle against Damascus.  It is also a pronounced judgment on Israel.  It pictures the losing fat of a heavy person ((v. 4), a field yielding no harvest. (vs. 5-6), and people suffering from incurable disease (v. 11).  Judgment will come like tghe raging sea and surging waters. (vs. 11-12)[:]