Isaiah 7:17-25
Legacy Standard Bible
17 Yahweh will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house days which have never come since the day that (A)Ephraim separated from Judah—the (B)king of Assyria!”
Trials to Come for Judah
18 And it will be in that day, that Yahweh will (C)whistle for the fly that is in the [a](D)remotest part of the rivers of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they will all come and rest upon the steep [b]ravines, on the (E)crevices of the cliffs, (F)on all the thorn bushes, and on all the [c]watering places.
20 In that day, the Lord will (G)shave with a (H)razor—one (I)hired from regions beyond (J)the [d]River (that is, the king of Assyria)—the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard.
21 And it will be in that day, that a man may keep alive a (K)heifer and a pair of sheep; 22 and because of the abundance of the milk produced, he will eat curds, for everyone that is left within the land will eat (L)curds and honey.
23 And it will be in that day, (M)that every place where there used to be one thousand vines, valued at [e]one thousand shekels of silver, will become (N)briars and thorns. 24 People will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns. 25 As for all the hills which used to be cultivated with the hoe, you will not go there for fear of briars and thorns; but they will become a place for [f](O)pasturing oxen and for sheep to trample.
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- Isaiah 7:18 The Nile Delta; or mouth of the rivers
- Isaiah 7:19 Or wadis
- Isaiah 7:19 Or pastures
- Isaiah 7:20 The Euphrates River
- Isaiah 7:23 Approx. 25 lb. or 11 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- Isaiah 7:25 Lit sending
Isaiah 7:17-25
Common English Bible
17 The Lord will bring upon you, upon your people, and upon your families days unlike any that have come since the day Ephraim broke away from Judah—the king of Assyria.”
The devastated land
18 On that day, the Lord will whistle for the flies from the remotest streams of Egypt and for the bees that are in the land of Assyria. 19 They will come and settle in the steep ravines, in the cracks of the cliffs, in all the thornbushes, and in all the watering holes.
20 On that day, the Lord will shave with a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—with the king of Assyria—the head and the pubic hair, and will cut off the beard as well.
21 On that day, one will raise a young cow and two sheep 22 and will eat butter because of the abundance of milk, for all who remain in the land will eat butter and honey.
23 On that day, there will be thorns and thistles in every place where a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels once grew. 24 Only those with bows and arrows will go there, because the entire land will become thorns and thistles. 25 As for the hills that were once farmed with hoes, you won’t go there for fear of the thorns and thistles. They will become places where cattle are turned loose and sheep wander.
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