In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken places, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel, after the manner of woods and lofty forests; and it shall be a desolation.
King James Version (KJV) - Isaiah 17:9 >¶ In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Isaiah 17:9 >In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.