Isaiah 7:21
19 And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.
20 On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates —the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
22 and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
23 And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
- KJV
- And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
- WEB
- It shall happen in that day that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep.
- ASV
- And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;
- DARBY
- And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep,
- BLB
- And it will come to pass in that day, [that] a man will keep alive a young cow of the herd and two sheep.
- ÅB
- På den tid skal en mann holde en kvige og to sauer;
- OTB
- På den dagen skal en person holde en ung ku og to sauer.
- B1930
- På den tid skal en mann holde en kvige og to får;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 5:17
Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
Read in contextJeremiah 39:10
But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
Read in contextIsaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:30
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Read in contextIsaiah 7:25
For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
Read in context