Isaiah 7:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 5:17 : 17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Isa 7:21-22 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; 22 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.
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 the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their 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 dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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