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Isaiah 7:22

What does Isaiah 7:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 7:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And for the abundance of milk he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that shall be left in the midst of the land.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.21And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;

v.22This passage

v.23And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, shall be for briers and thorns.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Samuel 17:29

    and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

  • Matthew 3:4

    Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

  • Isaiah 7:15

    Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

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