Isaiah 17:7
ESV
In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel.
NIV
In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
NASB
On that day man will look to his Maker And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.
CSB
On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
NLT
Then at last the people will look to their Creator and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
KJV
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
NKJV
In that day a man will look to his Maker, And his eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel.
What does Isaiah 17:7 mean?
In this verse, Isaiah describes the purpose of the Lord's judgment on His people. Once they have been stripped of everything else, He wants them to turn back to Him. He wants them to put their faith and trust in Him to provide all they need and so much more. Following the Lord's harsh judgment through the Assyrians, the tiny remnant in Israel will finally look to their Maker. They will finally acknowledge the Creator of all things, the Holy One of Israel. Boiled down to its very essence, humility begins with the creature bowing before its creator. The core of humility is human beings bowing before the Lord who made the heavens and the earth and all that lives within them.The Lord's desire for His people remains the same in this generation, as well. He continues to discipline those He loves, as a good Father, to turn our attention from worthless things and return our attention to Him. "For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." (Hebrews 12:11)
