Isaiah 7:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכֹ֣ל הֶהָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן לֹֽא־תָב֣וֹא שָׁ֔מָּה יִרְאַ֖ת שָׁמִ֣יר וָשָׁ֑יִת וְהָיָה֙ לְמִשְׁלַ֣ח שׁ֔וֹר וּלְמִרְמַ֖ס שֶֽׂה׃ פ

Transliteration

And-all the-hehārîm which with-the-maʿdēr yēʿāḏērûn, not-ṯāḇôʾ there yirʾaṯ šāmîr and-šāyiṯ; and-hāyâ for-mišlaḥ šôr and-for-mirmas śeh.

Grammar Details

*hehārîm*: noun, masculine plural - mountains/hills
*maʿdēr*: noun, masculine singular - hoe/mattock
*yēʿāḏērûn*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, Niphal - they are hoed/cultivated
*ṯāḇôʾ*: imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular or 3rd person feminine singular - you will come/it will come
*yirʾaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - fear of
*šāmîr*: noun, masculine singular - thorn/brier
*šāyiṯ*: noun, masculine singular - thorn/brier
*hāyâ*: perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it was/has been
*mišlaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - sending forth of
*šôr*: noun, masculine singular - ox/bull
*mirmas*: noun, masculine singular construct - trampling of
*śeh*: noun, masculine singular - sheep/lamb

Word Meanings

*hehārîm*: mountains/hills
*maʿdēr*: hoe/mattock/digging tool
*yēʿāḏērûn*: are hoed/are cultivated/are worked
*ṯāḇôʾ*: you will come/it will come/one will enter
*yirʾaṯ*: fear of/dread of
*šāmîr*: thorn/brier/bramble
*šāyiṯ*: thorn/brier/bramble
*hāyâ*: it was/has been/will be
*mišlaḥ*: sending forth/place for
*šôr*: ox/bull/cattle
*mirmas*: trampling place/treading down
*śeh*: sheep/lamb

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 5:17 : 17 Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.
Isa 7:21-22 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep; 22 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.
Isa 13:20-22 : 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. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there. 22 And wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Isa 17:2 : 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Zeph 2:6 : 6 And the sea - coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

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