Isaiah 7 · Verse 25

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.
Isaiah 7:25, King James Version

Isaiah 7:25 in other translations

BSBFor fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
WEBAll the hills that were cultivated with the hoe, you shall not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending out of oxen, and for sheep to tread on.”
ASVAnd all the hills that were digged with the mattock, thou shalt not come thither for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep.
YLTAnd all the hills that with a mattock are kept in order, Thither cometh not the fear of brier and thorn, And it hath been for the sending forth of ox, And for the treading of sheep!'
DARBYAnd all mountains that have been dug up with the hoe — thither will they not come, from fear of briars and thorns; and they shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of small cattle.
BBEAnd they will send out the oxen and the sheep on all the hills which before were worked with the spade,... fear of blackberries and thorns.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Isaiah 7:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. shall be--rather, "were once." digged--in order to plant and rear vines (Is 5:6). there shall not come--that is, none shall come who fear thorns, seeing that thorns shall abound on all sides [Maurer]. Otherwise, "Thou shalt not come for fear of thorns" [Gesenius]. Only cattle shall be able to penetrate the briery ground. lesser cattle--sheep and goats.

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…

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Isaiah 7:25 in the original Hebrew

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וְכֹ֣לve.Kholand allH3605
הֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.Rimthe hillsH2022
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ba.ma'.Derwith the hoeH4576
יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּןye.'A.de.Runthey were hoed !H5737
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תָב֣וֹאta.Vo'you will goH935
שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>H8033
יִרְאַ֖תyir.'Atfear ofH3374
שָׁמִ֣ירsha.Mirthorn[s]H8068
וָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitand bush[es]H7898
וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961
לְמִשְׁלַ֣חle.mish.Lach<into> pastureland ofH4916
שׁ֔וֹרShorox[en]H7794
וּלְמִרְמַ֖סu.le.mir.Masand <into> a trampling place ofH4823
שֶֽׂה\׃\ \פSehsheepH7716

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

Cross references for Isaiah 7:25

  • Isaiah 13:20-22

    It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

  • 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 5:17

    Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

  • Isaiah 7:21-22

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; 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.

  • Zephaniah 2:6

    And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
but it.
21,22; 13:20-22; 17:2; Zep 2:6

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Context

  • Isaiah 7:24

    With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

  • 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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Isaiah 7:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á todos los montes que se cavaban con azada, no llegará allá el temor de los espinos y de los cardos: mas serán para pasto de bueyes, y para ser hollados de los ganados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toutes les montagnes qu’on cultivait avec la bêche, – on n’y viendra pas, par crainte des ronces et des épines; et elles seront un lieu pour y envoyer le bœuf, et pour que les brebis le foulent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und alle Berge, die mit der Hacke behackt wurden, dahin wirst du nicht kommen, aus Furcht vor Dornen und Disteln; und sie werden ein Ort sein, wohin man Rinder treibt, und welcher vom Kleinvieh zertreten wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et omnes montes qui in sarculo sarrientur, non veniet illuc terror spinarum et veprium: et erit in pascua bovis, et in conculcationem pecoris.