Isaiah 65 · Verse 10

Isaiah 65:10

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Isaiah 65:10, King James Version

Isaiah 65:10 in other translations

BSBSharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
WEBSharon will be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.
ASVAnd Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
YLTAnd Sharon hath been for the habitation of a flock, And the valley of Achor for the lying down of a herd, For My people who have sought Me.
DARBYAnd the Sharon shall be a fold for flocks, and the valley of Achor a couching-place of the herds, for my people that have sought me.
BBEAnd Sharon will be a grass-land for the flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting-place for the herds: for my people whose hearts have been turned back to me.
WebsterAnd Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

What does Isaiah 65:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Sharon--(See on Is 33:9; Is 35:2). Achor--meaning "trouble"; a valley near Jericho, so called from the trouble caused to Israel by Achan's sin (Jos 7:24). "The valley of Achor," proverbial for whatever caused calamity, shall become proverbial for joy and prosperity (Ho 2:15).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Sharon - and the valley of Achor - Two of the most fertile parts of Judea; famous for their rich pastures; the former to the west, not far from Joppa; the latter north of Jericho, near Gilgal.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 65:8-10

In the bunch of unripe grapes, at present of no value, the new wine is contained. The Jews have been kept a distinct people, that all may witness the fulfilment of ancient prophecies and promises. God's chosen, the spiritual seed of praying Jacob, shall inherit his mountains of bliss and joy, and be carried safe to them through the vale of tears. All things are for the display of God's glory in the redemption of…

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Isaiah 65:10 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.

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961
הַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOn<the> SharonH8289
לִנְוֵה\־lin.veh-<into> a pasture ofH5116
צֹ֔אןTzonsheepH6629
וְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekand [the] valley ofH6010
עָכ֖וֹרa.KhorAchorH5911
לְרֵ֣בֶץle.Re.vetz<into> a resting place ofH7258
בָּקָ֑רba.KarcattleH1241
לְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.Mifor people myH5971
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
דְּרָשֽׁוּנִי\׃de.ra.Shu.nithey have sought meH1875

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 65:10

  • Isaiah 35:2

    It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  • Isaiah 33:9

    The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

  • Hosea 2:15

    And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

  • Isaiah 51:1

    Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

  • Joshua 7:24-26

    And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Ezekiel 34:13-14

    And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Sharon.
33:9; 35:2; Eze 34:13,14
and the.
Jos 7:24-26; Ho 2:15

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Context

  • Isaiah 65:9

    And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

  • Isaiah 65:10

    And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

  • Isaiah 65:11

    But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

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Isaiah 65:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será Sarón para habitación de ovejas, y el valle de Achôr para majada de vacas, á mi pueblo que me buscó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le Saron sera une demeure du menu bétail, et la vallée d’Acor, un lieu où couchera le gros bétail, pour mon peuple qui m’aura cherché.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Saron wird zu einer Trift der Schafe, und das Tal Achor zu einem Lagerplatz der Rinder werden, für mein Volk, das mich gesucht hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erunt campestria in caulas gregum, et vallis Achor in cubile armentorum, populo meo qui requisierunt me.