Isaiah 11:7

Isaiah 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
• New International Version (NIV)The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Context of Isaiah 11:7

5Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips. 6A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along. A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw. 8A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand. 9They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.

Isaiah 11:7 word by word

וּפָרָ֤ה וָדֹב֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה יַחְדָּ֖ו יִרְבְּצ֣וּ יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ן וְאַרְיֵ֖ה כַּבָּקָ֥ר יֹֽאכַל־תֶּֽבֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the cowפָּרָהpârâh · heiferH6510
• and the bearדֹּבdôb dôb · bearH1677
• shall feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to accompanyH7462
• their young onesיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• shall lie downרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• and the lionאַרְיֵה'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• strawתֶּ֫בֶןteben · strawH8401
• like the oxבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241

Commentaries on Isaiah 11:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In this verse a word is omitted in the text, יחדו yachdav, together; which ought to be repeated in the second hemistich, being quite necessary to the sense. It is accordingly twice expressed by the Septuagint and Syriac.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And the cow and the bear shall feed - That is, together. Animals that by nature do not dwell together, where by nature the one would be the prey of the other, shall dwell together - animage of safety and peace. And the lion shall eat straw like the ox - A representation of the change that will take place under the reign of the Messiah in the natural disposition of men, and in the aspect of society; as great as if the lion were to lose his natural appetite…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16The kingdom of the Messiah, first mentioned in Isaiah 9:1–7, is now explored in more detail. Isaiah questioned the Israelites about their trust in other nations when God had far better plans in mind.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. feed--namely, "together"; taken from the second clause. straw--no longer flesh and blood.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 11:7

• Allegory
• Bear
• Church
• Gentiles
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peace
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Beast
• Equity
• Hole
• Rest
• Straw
• Bear
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Christ, Offices of
• Cow; Kine
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on Isaiah 11

• 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