19 They will all come and settle on the steep [a]ravines, on the (A)ledges of the cliffs, (B)on all the thorn bushes, and on all the watering places.

20 On that day the Lord will (C)shave with a (D)razor, (E)hired from regions beyond (F)the Euphrates River (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard.

21 Now on that day a person may keep alive only a (G)heifer and a pair of sheep;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:19 Or wadis

19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices(A) in the rocks, on all the thornbushes(B) and at all the water holes. 20 In that day(C) the Lord will use(D) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River(E)—the king of Assyria(F)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard(G) also.(H) 21 In that day,(I) a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.(J)

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