Isa 33:9 | NET2full | STEP | The land dries up and withers away ; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays . Sharon is like the arid rift valley ; Bashan and Carmel are parched .

‏ Isaiah 33:9

9 The land ^{▼▼tn Or “earth” (KJV); NAB “the country.”} dries up ^{▼▼tn Or “mourns” (BDB 5 s.v. I אָבַל). HALOT 6-7 lists homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. See 24:4.} and withers away;
the forest of Lebanon shrivels up ^{▼▼tn Heb “Lebanon is ashamed.” The Hiphil is exhibitive, expressing the idea, “exhibits shame.” In this context the statement alludes to the withering of vegetation.} and decays.
Sharon ^{▼▼sn Sharon was a fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast. See 35:2.} is like the arid rift valley; ^{▼▼tn The rift valley (עֲרָבָה, ʿaravah) is a geographic feature extending from Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba. Especially in the vicinity of the Dead Sea and then ranging southward, it is very dry with little vegetation.}
Bashan and Carmel ^{▼▼sn Both of these areas were known for their trees and vegetation. See 2:13; 35:2.} are parched. ^{▼▼tn Heb “shake off [their leaves]” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB “are stripped bare.”}