Isaiah 17:11
New International Version
though on the day you set them out, you make them grow, and on the morning when you plant them, you bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain.

New Living Translation
They may sprout on the day you set them out; yes, they may blossom on the very morning you plant them, but you will never pick any grapes from them. Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain.

English Standard Version
though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, and make them blossom in the morning that you sow, yet the harvest will flee away in a day of grief and incurable pain.

Berean Standard Bible
though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

King James Bible
In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

New King James Version
In the day you will make your plant to grow, And in the morning you will make your seed to flourish; But the harvest will be a heap of ruins In the day of grief and desperate sorrow.

New American Standard Bible
On the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; But the harvest will flee On a day of illness and incurable pain.

NASB 1995
In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; But the harvest will be a heap In a day of sickliness and incurable pain.

NASB 1977
In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; But the harvest will be a heap In a day of sickliness and incurable pain.

Legacy Standard Bible
In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you cause your seed to flourish; But the harvest will be a heap In a day of sickliness and incurable pain.

Amplified Bible
In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in, And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom; Yet [promising as it is] the harvest will be a heap [of ruins that passes away] In the day of sickness and incurable pain.

Christian Standard Bible
On the day that you plant, you will help them to grow, and in the morning you will help your seed to sprout, but the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On the day that you plant, you will help them to grow, and in the morning you will help your seed to sprout, but the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

American Standard Version
In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom; but the harvest fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

Contemporary English Version
The plants may sprout and blossom that very same morning, but it will do you no good, because you will suffer endless agony.

English Revised Version
In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou makest thy seed to blossom: but the harvest fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On the day you plant, you will make it grow. On the morning you set out the seedling, you will make it sprout. But the harvest will become a [rotting] pile on a day of grief and incurable pain.

Good News Translation
But even if they sprouted and blossomed the very morning you planted them, there would still be no harvest. There would be only trouble and incurable pain.

International Standard Version
at the time that you plant them, carefully making them grow, the very morning you make your seed to sprout, your harvest will be ruined in a time of grief and unbearable pain."

Majority Standard Bible
though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

NET Bible
The day you begin cultivating, you do what you can to make it grow; the morning you begin planting, you do what you can to make it sprout. Yet the harvest will disappear in the day of disease and incurable pain.

New Heart English Bible
In the day of your planting, you hedge it in. In the morning, you make your seed blossom, but the harvest flees away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

Webster's Bible Translation
In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

World English Bible
In the day of your planting, you hedge it in. In the morning, you make your seed blossom, but the harvest flees away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You cause your plant to become great in the day, "" And make your seed to flourish in the morning, "" The harvest [is] a heap in a day of overflowing, "" And of mortal pain.

Young's Literal Translation
In the day thy plant thou causest to become great, And in the morning thy seed makest to flourish, A heap is the harvest in a day of overflowing, And of mortal pain.

Smith's Literal Translation
In the day of thy planting thou shalt hedge in, and in the morning thou shalt make thy seed fruitful: the harvest a heap in the day of thy possession and incurable pain.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the day of thy planting shall be the wild grape, and in the morning thy seed shall flourish: the harvest is taken away in the day of inheritance, and shall grieve thee much.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In the day of your planting, the wild grapevine and your morning seed will flourish. The harvest has been taken away to the day of inheritance, and you will grieve heavily.

New American Bible
Though you make them grow the day you plant them and make them blossom the morning you set them out, The harvest shall disappear on a day of sickness and incurable pain.

New Revised Standard Version
though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, and make them blossom in the morning that you sow; yet the harvest will flee away in a day of grief and incurable pain.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
On the day that you plant them, they shall put forth blossoms, and in the morning your seed shall flourish, but the harvest shall be a ruin in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In the day that you will plant it, it will put forth blossoms, and at dawn you shall sprout your seed like a pole slip of a gathered vintage in the grievous day, and like the sorrow of man
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In the day of thy planting thou didst make it to grow, And in the morning thou didst make thy seed to blossom-- A heap of boughs in the day of grief And of desperate pain.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In the day wherein thou shalt plant thou shalt be deceived; but if thou sow in the morning, the seed shall spring up for a crop in the day wherein thou shalt obtain an inheritance, and as a man's father, thou shalt obtain an inheritance for thy sons.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
An Oracle Concerning Damascus
10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— 11though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout— yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain. 12Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.…

Cross References
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.

Micah 6:15
You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

Jeremiah 12:13
They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Job 4:8
As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

Matthew 13:7
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

Matthew 13:22
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

James 3:18
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ...

Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Luke 8:14
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Hosea 10:12-13
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. / You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,


Treasury of Scripture

In the day shall you make your plant to grow, and in the morning shall you make your seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

the harvest

Isaiah 18:5,6
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches…

Job 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Isaiah 65:13,14
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: …

Matthew 8:11,12
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven…

Romans 2:5,8,9
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; …

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Isaiah 17
1. Syria and Israel are threatened
6. A remnant shall forsake idolatry
9. The rest shall be plagued for their impiety
12. The woe of Israel's enemies














In the day
This phrase sets a specific time frame, indicating a moment of reckoning or judgment. In the Hebrew context, "day" often signifies a period of divine intervention or significant change. It is a reminder that God's timing is perfect and that He acts decisively in history.

you will carefully fence
The act of fencing implies protection and care. In ancient agricultural practices, fencing was crucial to safeguard crops from animals and thieves. Spiritually, this suggests human efforts to secure and protect what is valuable, yet it also hints at the futility of relying solely on human strength without divine blessing.

your plantings
Plantings symbolize human endeavors and investments. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, planting was a vital activity for survival and prosperity. This imagery reflects the broader theme of sowing and reaping found throughout Scripture, emphasizing that what is sown in the flesh will reap corruption unless it is blessed by God.

and in the morning
Morning signifies new beginnings and hope. Biblically, it often represents the dawn of God's mercies and the renewal of His promises. This phrase suggests an expectation of growth and fruition, a fresh start after the labor of planting.

you will bring them to bud
The budding of plants is a metaphor for potential and the initial signs of success. It indicates the early stages of growth and the anticipation of a fruitful harvest. Spiritually, it can be seen as the initial evidence of God's work in our lives, the first fruits of His promises.

yet the harvest
Harvest is a time of reaping and gathering the results of one's labor. It is a critical moment in the agricultural cycle and a frequent biblical metaphor for judgment and reward. The harvest represents the culmination of efforts and the realization of potential.

will flee away
This phrase conveys a sense of loss and disappointment. Despite the careful preparation and hopeful beginnings, the expected outcome vanishes. It serves as a sobering reminder of the transient nature of earthly endeavors and the futility of relying on human efforts without God's blessing.

on the day of disease
Disease here symbolizes affliction and calamity. In the biblical context, disease often represents divine judgment or the consequences of sin. It underscores the vulnerability of human life and the need for divine intervention and healing.

and incurable pain
Incurable pain suggests a deep, unrelenting suffering that cannot be remedied by human means. It points to the ultimate consequences of turning away from God and the spiritual anguish that results from separation from Him. This phrase calls believers to seek the Lord, who alone can heal and restore.

(11) In the day shalt thou make.--Better, thou makest, or, thou fencest, thy plant. The alliance between Syria and Ephraim is compared in the rapidity of its growth with the "gardens of Adonis." All the "harvest heaps" from such a planting would end, not in the wonted joy of harvest (Isaiah 9:3), but in "grief and incurable pain" There is no sufficient evidence for the marginal reading of the Authorised version.

Verse 11. - In the day; or, in a day (Kay). Shalt thou make; rather, thou makest. Each new slip that is planted is forced to take root and grow and flourish at once; the next morning it is expected to have formed its seed and reached perfection. So the harvest is hurried on; but when it is reached, the day of visitation has arrived - a day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
though on the day
בְּי֤וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

you plant
נִטְעֵךְ֙ (niṭ·‘êḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5194: A plant, a plantation, a planting

you make them grow,
תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִי (tə·śaḡ·śê·ḡî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7735: Make to grow

and on that morning
וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר (ū·ḇab·bō·qer)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

you help your seed
זַרְעֵ֣ךְ (zar·‘êḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

sprout—
תַּפְרִ֑יחִי (tap̄·rî·ḥî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 6524: To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish

yet the harvest
קָצִ֛יר (qā·ṣîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb

will vanish
נֵ֥ד (nêḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5067: A mound, wave

on the day
בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

of disease
נַחֲלָ֖ה (na·ḥă·lāh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick

and incurable
אָנֽוּשׁ׃ (’ā·nūš)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 605: To be frail, feeble, melancholy

pain.
וּכְאֵ֥ב (ū·ḵə·’êḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3511: Suffering, adversity


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