Isa 17:3 | JFB | e4.org | 3. fortress . . . cease —The strongholds shall be pulled down ( Samaria especially: ). remnant of Syria —all that was left after the overthrow by Tiglath-pileser ( ). as the glory of . . . Israel —They shall meet with the same fate as Israel, their ally.

‏ Isaiah 17:3

3. fortress . . . cease—The strongholds shall be pulled down (Samaria especially: Ho 10:14; Mic 1:6; Hab 1:10).

remnant of Syria—all that was left after the overthrow by Tiglath-pileser (2Ki 16:9).

as the glory of . . . Israel—They shall meet with the same fate as Israel, their ally.