Isaiah 11:7

What does Isaiah 11:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 11:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the cow and the bear will be friends while their young ones are sleeping together.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the cow and the she-bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Context

v.6And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

v.7This passage

v.8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.

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