Verse 24
Isaiah 7:24
New Living Translation
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The entire land will become a vast expanse of briers and thorns, a hunting ground overrun by wildlife.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בַּ/חִצִּ֥ים וּ/בַ/קֶּ֖שֶׁת יָ֣בוֹא שָׁ֑מָּ/ה כִּי שָׁמִ֥יר וָ/שַׁ֖יִת תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה כָל הָ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
With arrows and with a bow, it will come there; for it will be like briers and thorns over all the land.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah so...
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The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hear...
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3
Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will fin...
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4
Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn’t need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out...
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5
Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, saying,
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6
‘We will attack Judah and capture it for ourselves. Then we will install the son of Tabeel as Judah’...
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7
But this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “This invasion will never happen;<br>it will never take pl...
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8
for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus,<br>and Damascus is no stronger than its king, R...
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9
Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria,<br>and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah...
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10
Later, the LORD sent this message to King Ahaz:
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11
“Ask the LORD your God (Elohim) for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want —...
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12
But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the LORD like that.”
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13
Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience...
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14
All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She...
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15
By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be ea...
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16
For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.
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17
“Then the LORD will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel b...
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18
In that day the LORD will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They w...
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19
They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, cave...
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20
In that day the Lord will hire a “razor” from beyond the Euphrates River — the king of Assyria — and...
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21
In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left.
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22
Nevertheless, there will be enough milk for everyone because so few people will be left in the land....
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23
In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become patches of briers and...
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24
The entire land will become a vast expanse of briers and thorns, a hunting ground overrun by wildlif...
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No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cove...
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