Isa 29:17 | NETfull | STEP | In just a very short time Lebanon will turn into an orchard, and the orchard will be considered a forest.

Isaiah 29:17

Changes are Coming

17 In just a very short time ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text phrases this as a rhetorical question, “Is it not yet a little, a short [time]?”}
Lebanon will turn into an orchard,
and the orchard will be considered a forest. ^{▼▼ The meaning of this verse is debated, but it seems to depict a reversal in fortunes. The mighty forest of Lebanon (symbolic of the proud and powerful, see 2:13; 10:34) will be changed into a common orchard, while the common orchard (symbolic of the oppressed and lowly) will grow into a great forest. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:538.}