New International Version (NIV)
9In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation.
Isaiah 17:9
Isaiah 17:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9On that day 17:9 Lit his; i.e., mankind’stheir strong cities will be like 17:9 LXX the deserted places of the Amorites and the Hivites which they abandonedabandoned places in the forest,
Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel;
And 17:9 Lit itthe land will be a desolation.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
9In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest,
Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel;
And the land will be a desolation.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9In that day the strong cities of Aram and Israel will be like 17:9 Greek reads, the deserted places of the Amorites and Hivites, which they abandoned.deserted places in the forest,
Or like branches which they abandoned before the children of Israel;
And the land will be a desolation.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9In that day their strong cities
will be like forsaken thickets and summits,
abandoned to the Israelites
and to utter desolation.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9At that time the strong cities in Israel will be deserted. They will be as they were when the Israelites drove the Canaanites away. They will be like places that are taken over by bushes and weeds. The whole land will become dry and empty.