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Isaiah 17:11
ESV 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.
NIV 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.
NASB 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.
CSB 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.
NLT 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.
KJV 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.
NKJV 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.

What does Isaiah 17:11 mean?

Through Isaiah, the Lord has told His people Israel that they have forgotten the God of their salvation and refuge. Because of this, they have sought salvation in the worship of other gods (Judges 2:16–19). They have also looked for refuge in alliances with other nations (Isaiah 17:1–6).

The prophet compares this to planting a good plant that provides good fruit by using a cutting or "vine-branch" from a stranger (Isaiah 17:10). The person in this imagery succeeds in making the plant grow and blossom, but there is no harvest. They have spent all their time, energy, and attention on a plant that returns nothing. This is what worshiping false gods is like. Even when it appears to be the same as honoring God, the result is nothing but emptiness and hunger.

Israel experiences the consequences of forgetting who the Lord their God is. The Lord who saves them is also the One to bring a day of judgement full of grief and pain.
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