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 7:22 in other translations
| BSB | and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. |
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| WEB | It shall happen, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter, for everyone will eat butter and honey that is left within the land. |
| ASV | and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land. |
| YLT | And it hath come to pass, From the abundance of the yielding of milk he eateth butter, For butter and honey doth every one eat Who is left in the heart of the land. |
| DARBY | and it shall come to pass, from the abundance of milk they shall give, that he shall eat butter; for every one that remaineth in the midst of the land shall eat butter and honey. |
| BBE | And they will give so much milk that he will be able to have butter for his food: for butter and honey will be the food of all who are still living in the land. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Isaiah 7:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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 7:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 7:22
- Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
- Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
- 2 Samuel 17:29
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
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Context
- 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 7:23
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
Isaiah 7:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y será que á causa de la abundancia de leche que darán, comerá manteca: cierto manteca y miel comerá el que quedare en medio de la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il arrivera que, de l’abondance du lait qu’elles donneront, il mangera du caillé; car tous ceux qui seront de reste au milieu du pays mangeront du caillé et du miel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es wird geschehen, wegen der Menge des Milchertrags wird er Rahm essen, denn Rahm und Honig wird jeder essen, der im Lande übriggeblieben ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et præ ubertate lactis comedet butyrum; butyrum enim et mel manducabit omnis qui relictus fuerit in medio terræ. |