Isa 17:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 17:1-20:6: 17:1–20:6 This section contains prophecies of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene moves from the crisis of 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel—see study note on 7:1-25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see chs 36–37 ). 17:1 Damascus, the ringleader in the alliance of Syria and Israel against Judah, fell when the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III invaded in 732 BC .

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‏ Isaiah 17:1-3

Summary for Isa 17:1-20:6: 17:1–20:6 ^a This section contains prophecies of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene moves from the crisis of 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel—see study note on 7:1-25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see chs 36–37 ^b). 17:1 ^c Damascus, the ringleader in the alliance of Syria and Israel against Judah, fell when the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III invaded in 732 BC.
17:2 ^d The towns of Aroer were east of the Dead Sea (see 2 Kgs 10:32-33 ^e).

• Flocks will graze in the streets: The city would be useless for any other purpose.
17:3 ^f The strategic fortified towns of Israel were the pride of Israel, but they could not resist God’s purposes.