Isaiah 17:5
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And it shall be as when one gathereth in the harvest that which remaineth, and his arm shall gather the ears of corn: and it shall be as he that seeketh ears in the vale of Raphaim.

as when

Jeremiah 9:22 Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Even the carcass of man shall fall as dung upon the face of the country, and as grass behind the back of the mower, and there is none to gather it.

Jeremiah 51:33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thrashingfloor, this is the time of her thrashing: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

Hosea 6:11 And thou also, O Juda, set thee a harvest, when I shall bring back the captivity of my people.

Joel 3:13 Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.

Matthew 13:30,39-42 Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn. . . .

Revelation 14:15-20 And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the cloud: Thrust in thy sickle and reap, because the hour is come to reap. For the harvest of the earth is ripe. . . .

the valley

Joshua 15:8 And it goeth up by the valley of the son of Ennom on the side of the Jebusite towards the south, the same is Jerusalem: and thence ascending to the top of the mountain, which is over against Geennom to the west in the end of the valley of Raphaim, northward.

Joshua 18:16 And it goeth down to that part of the mountain that looketh on the valley of the children of Ennom: and is over against the north quarter in the furthermost part of the valley of Raphaim, and it goeth down into Geennom (that is the valley of Ennom) by the side of the Jebusite to the south: and cometh to the fountain of Rogel,

the valley of the giants

2 Samuel 5:18,22 And the Philistines coming spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim. . . .

Context
An Oracle Concerning Damascus
4And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean. 5And it shall be as when one gathereth in the harvest that which remaineth, and his arm shall gather the ears of corn: and it shall be as he that seeketh ears in the vale of Raphaim.6And the fruit thereof that shall be left upon it, shall be as one cluster of grapes, and as the shaking of the olive tree, two or three berries in the top of a bough, or four or five upon the top of the tree, saith the Lord the God of Israel.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:30
Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.

2 Samuel 5:18
And the Philistines coming spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim.

2 Samuel 5:22
And the Philistines came up again and spread themselves into the valley of Raphaim.

Proverbs 27:25
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

Isaiah 17:11
In the day of thy planting shall be the wild grape, and in the morning thy seed shall flourish: the harvest is taken away in the day of inheritance, and shall grieve thee much.

Jeremiah 51:33
For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thrashingfloor, this is the time of her thrashing: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

Joel 3:13
Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.

Lexicon
as
וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the reaper
קָצִ֣יר (qā·ṣîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb

gathers
כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ (ke·’ĕ·sōp̄)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

the standing grain
קָמָ֔ה (qā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7054: Something that rises, a stalk of grain

and harvests
יִקְצ֑וֹר (yiq·ṣō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

the ears
שִׁבֳּלִ֣ים (šib·bo·lîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch

with his arm,
וּזְרֹע֖וֹ (ū·zə·rō·‘ōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force

as one gleans
כִּמְלַקֵּ֥ט (kim·laq·qêṭ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

heads of grain
שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים (šib·bo·lîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch

in the Valley
בְּעֵ֥מֶק (bə·‘ê·meq)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6010: A vale

of Rephaim.
רְפָאִֽים׃ (rə·p̄ā·’îm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7497: Rephaim -- inhabitants of an area East of the Jordan


Additional Translations
as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.And it shall be as when the harvestman gathers the corn, and reaps the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathers ears in the valley of Rephaim.

And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing grain, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

And it shall be as if one should gather standing corn, and reap the grain of the ears; and it shall be as if one should gather ears in a rich valley;

And it shall be as when the reaper gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

And it shall be as when the harvest-man gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

It will be like when the harvester gathers the wheat, and his arm reaps the grain. Yes, it will be like when one gleans grain in the valley of Rephaim.

And it hath come to pass, As the gathering by the reaper of the standing corn, And his arm the ears reapeth, And it hath come to pass, As the gathering of the ears in the valley of Rephaim,
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