Isaiah 2 · Verse 7

Isaiah 2:7

Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:
Isaiah 2:7, King James Version

Isaiah 2:7 in other translations

BSBTheir land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.
WEBTheir land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
ASVAnd their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
YLTAnd its land is full of silver and gold, And there is no end to its treasures, And its land is full of horses, And there is no end to its chariots,
DARBYAnd their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end of their treasures: their land also is full of horses, and there is no end of their chariots.
BBEAnd their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their stores; their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their carriages.
WebsterTheir land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:

What does Isaiah 2:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. gold--forbidden to be heaped together (De 17:17). Solomon disobeyed (1Ki 10:21, 27). horses ... chariots--forbidden (De 17:16). But Solomon disobeyed (1Ki 20:26). Horses could be used effectively for war in the plains of Egypt; not so in the hilly Judea. God designed there should be as wide as possible a distinction between Israel and the Egyptians. He would have His people wholly dependent on Him, rather than on the ordinary means of warfare (Psa 20:7). Also horses were connected with idolatry (2Ki 23:11); hence His objection: so the transition to "idols" (Is 2:8) is natural.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Their land is also full of horses "And his land is filled with horses" - This was in direct contradiction to God's command in the law: "But he (the king) shall not multiply horses to himself; nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold," Deu 17:16, Deu 17:17. Uzziah seems to have followed the example of Solomon, see 1Kgs 10:26-29, who first transgressed in these particulars; he recovered the port of Elath on the Red Sea, and with it that commerce which in Solomon's days had "made silver and gold as plenteous at Jerusalem as stones," 2Chr 1:15. He had an army of 307,500 men, in which, as we may infer from the testimony of Isaiah, the chariots and horse made a considerable part. "The law above mentioned was to be a standing trial of prince and people, whether they had trust and confidence in God their deliverer." See Bp. Sherlock's Discourses on Prophecy. Dissert. iv., where he has excellently explained the reason and effect of the law, and the influence which the observance or neglect of it had on the affairs of the Israelites.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-9

The conversion of the Gentiles, Description of the sinfulness of Israel. (Is. 2:1-9) The awful punishment of unbelievers. (Is. 2:10-22) Verses 1-9 The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians strengthen one another, and support one another. It is God who teaches his people, by his word and Spirit. Christ promotes peace…

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Isaiah 2:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'and it has been filledH4390
אַרְצוֹ֙'ar.Tzoland itsH776
כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָ֔בve.za.Havand goldH2091
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
קֵ֖צֶהKe.tzeh[is] an endH7097
לְאֹצְרֹתָ֑יוle.'o.tze.ro.Tavto treasures itsH214
וַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'and it has been filledH4390
אַרְצוֹ֙'ar.Tzoland itsH776
סוּסִ֔יםsu.SimhorsesH5483
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
קֵ֖צֶהKe.tzeh[is] an endH7097
לְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו\׃le.mar.ke.vo.Tavto chariots itsH4818

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Cross references for Isaiah 2:7

  • Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

  • Deuteronomy 17:16-17

    But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

  • Psalms 20:7

    Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

  • Isaiah 30:16

    But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

  • Micah 5:10

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:

  • 1 Kings 4:26

    And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

  • Revelation 18:11-17

    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. …

  • James 5:1-3

    Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

  • 1 Kings 10:21-27

    And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. …

  • Jeremiah 5:27-28

    As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:20-25

    And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart. …

  • Revelation 18:3

    For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
land.
De 17:16,17; 1Ki 10:21-27; 2Ch 9:20-25; Jer 5:27,28; Jas 5:1-3
Re 18:3,11-17
their land is.
30:16; 31:1; De 17:16; 1Ki 4:26; 10:26; Ps 20:7; Ho 14:3

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Context

  • Isaiah 2:6

    Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.

  • Isaiah 2:7

    Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:

  • Isaiah 2:8

    Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

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Isaiah 2:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Su tierra está llena de plata y oro, sus tesoros no tienen fin. También está su tierra llena de caballos; ni sus carros tienen número.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et leur pays est rempli d’argent et d’or, et il n’y a pas de fin à leurs trésors; et leur pays est rempli de chevaux, et il n’y a pas de fin à leurs chars;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr Land ist voll Silber und Gold, und ihrer Schätze ist kein Ende; und ihr Land ist voll Rosse, und ihrer Wagen ist kein Ende.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Repleta est terra argento et auro, et non est finis thesaurorum ejus.