Yet a gathering of grapes shall [a]be left in it: as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries are in the top of the upmost boughs, and four or five in the high branches of the fruit thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.

At that day shall a man look to his [b]maker, and his eyes shall look to the holy one of Israel.

And he shall not look to the altars, the works of his own hands, neither shall he look to those things which his own fingers have made, as groves and images.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:6 Because God would have his covenant stable, he promiseth to reserve some of this people, and to bring them to repentance.
  2. Isaiah 17:7 He showeth that God’s corrections ever bring forth some fruit, and cause his to turn from their sins, and to humble themselves to him.

Yet some gleanings will remain,(A)
    as when an olive tree is beaten,(B)
leaving two or three olives on the topmost branches,
    four or five on the fruitful boughs,”
declares the Lord, the God of Israel.

In that day(C) people will look(D) to their Maker(E)
    and turn their eyes to the Holy One(F) of Israel.
They will not look to the altars,(G)
    the work of their hands,(H)
and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles[a](I)
    and the incense altars their fingers(J) have made.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 17:8 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah