Isaiah 7:21
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
Isaiah 7:21 in other translations
| BSB | On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep, |
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| 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; |
| YLT | And it hath come to pass, in that day, A man keepeth alive a heifer of the herd, And two of the flock, |
| DARBY | And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep, |
| BBE | And it will be in that day that a man will give food to a young cow and two sheep; |
| Webster | And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; |
What does Isaiah 7:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Is 7:21-25. The Coming Desolate State of the Land Owing to the Assyrians and Egyptians.
21. nourish--that is, own. young cow--a heifer giving milk. Agriculture shall cease, and the land become one great pasturage.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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…
Isaiah 7:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 7:21
- Isaiah 5:17
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
- Jeremiah 39:10
But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
- Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
- Isaiah 37:30
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
- Isaiah 7:25
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
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Context
- 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.
- Isaiah 7:21
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
- Isaiah 7:22
And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.
Isaiah 7:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y acontecerá en aquel tiempo, que críe un hombre una vaca y dos ovejas; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, qu’un homme nourrira une jeune vache et deux brebis; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, daß jemand eine junge Kuh und zwei Schafe füttern wird. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et erit in die illa: nutriet homo vaccam boum, et duas oves, |