Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 7:25
25For 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.
Isaiah 7:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And to any hill which could be dug with the hoe, You will not go there for fear of briers and thorns; But it will become a range for oxen And a place for sheep to roam.
Context of Isaiah 7:25
23And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found. 24Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. For 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.
Read all of Isaiah 7Isaiah 7:25 word by word
וְכֹ֣ל הֶהָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן לֹֽא־תָב֣וֹא שָׁ֔מָּה יִרְאַ֖ת שָׁמִ֣יר וָשָׁ֑יִת וְהָיָה֙ לְמִשְׁלַ֣ח שׁ֔וֹר וּלְמִרְמַ֖ס שֶֽׂה׃ פRead the interlinear
- For fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
- of the briersשָׁמִירshâmîyr · thornH8068
- and thornsשַׁ֫יִתshayith · thornbushH7898
- you will no longerלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- traverseבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- ·שָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- the hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- once tilledעָדַר‛âdar · to hoeH5737
- once tilledכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- by the hoeמַעְדֵּרma‛dêr · hoeH4576
- they will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- for oxenשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
- to grazeמִשְׁלַחmishlôach mishlôach mishlâch · sendingH4916
- and sheepשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
- to trampleמִרְמָסmirmâs · tramplingH4823
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:25
- Isaiah 7:21On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
- Isaiah 13:20She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
- Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
- Zephaniah 2:6So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.
Commentaries on Isaiah 7:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25And on all hills - All the fertile places in the mountains that used to be cultivated with the spade. Vineyards were often planted on the sides of hills; and those places were among the most productive and fertile in the land; see Isaiah 5:1. The mattock - The spade; the garden hoe; or the weeding-hook. An instrument chiefly used, probably, in vineyards. There shall not come thither - There shall not be. The fear of briers and thorns - This does not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 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 will come upon all who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25Farmers faced almost complete disaster. Fertile fields and lush vineyards would turn into wild grazing lands filled with useless plants like briers and thorns (see Isaiah 5:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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