Isaiah 7:25 “For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hil…”

Isaiah 7:25

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

All the hills that were cultivated with the hoe, you shall not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending out of oxen, and for sheep to tread on.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But on all the mountaines, which shalbe digged with the mattocke, there shall not come thither the feare of briers and thornes: but they shalbe for the sending out of bullocks, and for the treading of sheepe.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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!'

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“but it”

Isaiah 13:20–22 Isaiah 17:2 Zephaniah 2:6 Isaiah 7:21 Isaiah 7:22

Isaiah 13:20–22 · BSB

She 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 17:2 · BSB

The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.

Zephaniah 2:6 · BSB

So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.

Isaiah 7:21 · BSB

On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,

Isaiah 7:22 · BSB

and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.

Also

Isaiah 5:17

Isaiah 5:17 · BSB

Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.

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