9
On that day their strong cities will be
like the abandoned woods and mountaintops(a)
that were abandoned because of the Israelites;
there will be desolation.
10
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;(A)
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 17:9: Some Hb mss read like the Horesh and the Amir; LXX reads like the Amorites and the Hivites

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