Isaiah 7:25

What does Isaiah 7:25 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 7:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And 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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And 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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And 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!'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And as for the hills that shall be raked with a rake, the fear of thorns and briers shall not come thither, but they shall be for the ox to feed on, and the lesser cattle to tread upon.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And 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.

Context

v.24With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the land shall be briers and thorns.

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Cross references

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

  • Isaiah 5:17

    Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

  • Isaiah 7:21

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

  • 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 13:20

    It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there.

  • Zephaniah 2:6

    And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

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