Isaiah 7 · Verse 19

Isaiah 7:19

And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
Isaiah 7:19, King James Version

Isaiah 7:19 in other translations

BSBAnd they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.
WEBThey shall come, and shall all rest in the desolate valleys, in the clefts of the rocks, on all thorn hedges, and on all pastures.
ASVAnd they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the clefts of the rocks, and upon all thorn-hedges, and upon all pastures.
YLTAnd they have come, and rested all of them in the desolate valleys, And in holes of the rocks, and on all the thorns, And on all the commendable things.
DARBYand they shall come and settle all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and on all thorn-bushes, and on all the pastures.
BBEAnd they will come, covering all the waste valleys, and the holes of the rocks, and the thorns, and all the watering-places.
WebsterAnd they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

What does Isaiah 7:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. rest--image of flies and bees kept up. The enemy shall overspread the land everywhere, even in "desolate valleys." thorns--wild, contrasted with "bushes," which were valued and objects of care (see Margin).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Holes of the rocks "Caverns" - So the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, whence Houbigant supposes the true reading to be הנחללים hannachalolim. One of my oldest MSS. reads הנחלולים hannochalolim.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 7:17-25

Let those who will not believe the promises of God, expect to hear the alarms of his threatenings; for who can resist or escape his judgments? The Lord shall sweep all away; and whomsoever he employs in any service for him, he will pay. All speaks a sad change of the face of that pleasant land. But what melancholy change is there, which sin will not make with a people? Agriculture would cease. Sorrows of every kind…

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Isaiah 7:19 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.

וּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uand they will comeH935
וְנָח֤וּve.na.Chuand they will settleH5117
כֻלָּם֙khu.Lamall of themH3605
בְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.Leiin [the] wadis ofH5158
הַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.Totthe cliffsH1327
וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.Keiand in [the] clefts ofH5357
הַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'Imthe rocksH5553
וּבְכֹל֙u.ve.Kholand on allH3605
הַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔יםha.Na.'a.tzu.Tzimthe thornbushesH5285
וּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.Kholand in allH3605
הַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים\׃ha.na.ha.lo.Limthe watering-placesH5097

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

Cross references for Isaiah 7:19

  • Isaiah 2:19

    And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  • Jeremiah 16:16

    Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

  • Isaiah 2:21

    To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  • Micah 7:17

    They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:11

    Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in the holes.
2:19,21; 2Ch 33:11; Jer 16:16; Mic 7:17
bushes. or, commendable trees.

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Context

  • Isaiah 7:18

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

  • Isaiah 7:19

    And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

  • Isaiah 7:20

    In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.

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Isaiah 7:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vendrán, y se asentarán todos en los valles desiertos, y en las cavernas de las piedras, y en todos los zarzales, y en todas las matas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et elles viendront et se poseront toutes dans les vallées désertes et dans les fentes des rochers, et sur toutes les broussailles, et sur tous les pâturages.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie werden kommen und sich allesamt niederlassen in den Tälern der steilen Höhen und in den Spalten der Felsen und in allen Dornstäuchern und auf allen Triften.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et venient, et requiescent omnes in torrentibus vallium, et in cavernis petrarum, et in omnibus frutetis, et in universis foraminibus.