Isaiah 7:17-25
English Standard Version
17 (A)The Lord will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father's house such days as have not come since the day that (B)Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria!”
18 In that day the Lord will (C)whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and (D)in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures.[a]
20 In that day (E)the Lord will (F)shave with a razor that is (G)hired beyond (H)the River[b]—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also.
21 (I)In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, 22 and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat (J)curds and honey.
23 In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels[c] of silver, will become (K)briers and thorns. 24 (L)With bow and arrows a man will come there, for all the land will be briers and thorns. 25 (M)And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear (N)of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.
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- Isaiah 7:19 Or watering holes, or brambles
- Isaiah 7:20 That is, the Euphrates
- Isaiah 7:23 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Isaiah 7:17-25
International Standard Version
Conquest by Assyria
17 “The Lord will bring to you, to your people, and to your ancestor’s house such a time[a] as has never been since Ephraim broke away from Judah—the king of Assyria will come.[b]
18 “At that time,[c] the Lord will call[d] for flies that will come from far away—from the headwaters of Egypt’s rivers—and for bees that are in the land of Assyria. 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines, in the rocky crevices, in all the thorn bushes, and in all the pastures.[e] 20 At that time,[f] the Lord will hire a barber[g] to come[h] from beyond the Euphrates[i] River—that is, the king of Assyria—and he will shave your heads, your leg[j] hair, and your beards, too.
21 “At that time,[k] a man will keep alive a heifer and two sheep, 22 and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will have cheese[l] to eat, since whoever remains in the land will be eating cheese[m] and honey.
23 “At that time,[n] every place where once there were a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels[o] of silver, only briars and thorns will grow.
24 “People will come there armed with bows[p] and arrows, because the entire land will be nothing but briers and thorns. 25 As for all the hills that used to be cultivated with a hoe, you won’t go there, because you’ll fear iron[q] briars and thorns. Nevertheless, those hills[r] will be reserved as a pasture where cattle will feed and where sheep will graze.”[s]
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- Isaiah 7:17 Lit. such days
- Isaiah 7:17 1QIsaa MT lack will come
- Isaiah 7:18 Lit. On that day
- Isaiah 7:18 Lit. whistle
- Isaiah 7:19 Or the watering places
- Isaiah 7:20 Lit. On that day
- Isaiah 7:20 Lit. razor
- Isaiah 7:20 1QIsaa MT lack to come
- Isaiah 7:20 1QIsaa MT lack Euphrates
- Isaiah 7:20 Or feet
- Isaiah 7:21 Lit. On that day
- Isaiah 7:22 Or curds
- Isaiah 7:22 Or curds
- Isaiah 7:23 Lit. On that day
- Isaiah 7:23 I.e. about 400 ounces; a shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces
- Isaiah 7:24 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read bow
- Isaiah 7:25 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack iron
- Isaiah 7:25 Lit. but they
- Isaiah 7:25 Lit. tread
Isaiah 7:17-25
New International Version
17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away(A) from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.(B)”
Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument
18 In that day(C) the Lord will whistle(D) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.(E) 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices(F) in the rocks, on all the thornbushes(G) and at all the water holes. 20 In that day(H) the Lord will use(I) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River(J)—the king of Assyria(K)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard(L) also.(M) 21 In that day,(N) a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.(O) 22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds(P) and honey.(Q) 23 In that day,(R) in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,[a](S) there will be only briers and thorns.(T) 24 Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers(U) and thorns. 25 As for all the hills(V) once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns;(W) they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.(X)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 7:23 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms
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