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because all the land shall become briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />With arrows and bows <i>men</i> will come there, Because all the land will become briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>People</i> will come there with bows and arrows, because all the land will be briars and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />People will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>People</i> will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>People</i> will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />People will come there [to hunt] with arrows and with bows because all the land will be briars and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A man will go there with bow and arrows because the whole land will be thorns and briers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A man will go there with bow and arrows because the whole land will be thorns and briers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the land shall be briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will go there to hunt with your bow and arrows, because the whole country will be covered with thornbushes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall be briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People will come there with bows and arrows [to hunt] because the whole land will be filled with briars and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People will go hunting there with bows and arrows. Yes, the whole country will be full of briers and thorn bushes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"People will come there armed with bows and arrows, because the entire land will be nothing but briers and thorns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />With bow and arrow men will hunt there, for the whole land will be covered with thorns and briers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He comes there with arrows and with bow, "" Because all the land is brier and thorn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With arrows and with bow he cometh thither, Because all the land is brier and thorn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With arrows and with bows shall he come there: for sharp points and thorns shall be all the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />With arrows and with bows they shall go in thither: for briars and thorns shall be in all the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will enter such places with arrows and bows. For briers and thorns will be throughout the entire land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />One shall have to go there with bow and arrows, for all the country shall be briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />With bow and arrows one will go there, for all the land will be briers and thorns;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />With arrows and with bows shall men come there, because all the land shall be filled with briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And with arrows and with bows they shall enter there because thickets and thorns shall fill all the land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>Men</i> shall enter thither with arrow and bow; for all the land shall be <i>barren</i> ground and thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/7-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1593" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/7.htm">Judgment to Come</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Men will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: ū·ḇaq·qe·šeṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">with bow</a> <a href="/hebrew/2671.htm" title="2671: ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">and arrow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">covered with</a> <a href="/hebrew/8068.htm" title="8068: šā·mîr (N-ms) -- A thorn, adamant, flint. From shamar in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also a gem, probably the diamond.">briers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7898.htm" title="7898: wā·ša·yiṯ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Thornbushes. From shiyth; scrub or trash, i.e. Wild growth of weeds or briers.">and thorns.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a></span><br />Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a></span><br />In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm">Proverbs 24:31</a></span><br />Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Jeremiah 4:3</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Hosea 10:8</a></span><br />The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Micah 7:4</a></span><br />The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a></span><br />But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Luke 8:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-7.htm">Mark 4:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13</a></span><br />and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Ezekiel 2:6</a></span><br />But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Ezekiel 28:24</a></span><br />For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">2 Kings 19:29</a></span><br />And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3</a></b></br> Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me <i>some</i> venison;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Blackberries</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Briars</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Brier</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Briers</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-7.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Thorn</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Blackberries</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-4.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Briars</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Brier</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Briers</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Thorn</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/7-10.htm">Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, has for a sign, Christ promised</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">His judgment is prophesied to come by Assyria</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Men will go there with bow and arrow</b><br>This phrase suggests a time of desolation and danger, where the land has become inhospitable and requires protection or hunting for survival. In the historical context of Isaiah, this reflects the impending judgment and devastation that would come upon Judah due to their disobedience. The bow and arrow symbolize both the need for defense against threats and the necessity to hunt for food, indicating a breakdown of agricultural society. This imagery is consistent with the curses for disobedience found in <a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Leviticus 26:22</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28</a>, where God warns of desolation and wild animals overtaking the land.<p><b>for the land will be covered with briers and thorns</b><br>Briers and thorns are often used in the Bible to symbolize desolation and the consequences of sin. In <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>, thorns and thistles are part of the curse upon the ground after the Fall, representing the struggle and hardship that result from sin. Here, they indicate the land's transformation from a place of cultivation and prosperity to one of neglect and ruin. This imagery serves as a prophetic warning to the people of Judah about the consequences of turning away from God. It also foreshadows the ultimate redemption and restoration that will come through Christ, who wore a crown of thorns (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a>), symbolizing His taking on the curse of sin for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah, including Ahaz, and his messages often included warnings of judgment and promises of hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Isaiah primarily ministered. During the time of this prophecy, Judah was under threat from surrounding nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahaz.htm">King Ahaz</a></b><br>The king of Judah during Isaiah's prophecy. He is known for his lack of faith and reliance on foreign alliances rather than trusting in God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/briers_and_thorns.htm">Briers and Thorns</a></b><br>Symbolic of desolation and judgment. In the context of Isaiah's prophecy, they represent the consequences of Judah's disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_threat.htm">Assyrian Threat</a></b><br>The geopolitical backdrop of Isaiah's prophecy, where the Assyrian empire posed a significant threat to Judah and its neighbors.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24</a> serves as a stark reminder that turning away from God leads to desolation and hardship. Just as Judah faced physical desolation, spiritual disobedience in our lives can lead to spiritual barrenness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_over_human_alliances.htm">Trust in God Over Human Alliances</a></b><br>King Ahaz's reliance on foreign powers rather than God serves as a cautionary tale. We are encouraged to place our trust in God rather than in worldly solutions or alliances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_briers_and_thorns.htm">Symbolism of Briers and Thorns</a></b><br>The imagery of briers and thorns is a powerful symbol of the consequences of sin. It challenges us to examine areas in our lives where sin may be causing spiritual desolation and to seek God's restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>While Isaiah's message includes judgment, it also points to hope and redemption. We are reminded that God's ultimate plan is one of restoration and salvation through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/iran's_role_in_biblical_prophecy.htm">What role does Iran play in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_demons_recognize_jesus_evidence.htm">Mark 3:11: How can demons recognize Jesus as the Son of God, and what scientific or historical basis, if any, supports the existence of demon possession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_49_23_historical_or_metaphorical.htm">Isaiah 49:23 envisions kings bowing to Israel--can this be historically validated or is it purely metaphorical myth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_all_faiths_coexist_per_isaiah_2_2-3.htm">If Isaiah 2:2-3 indicates all peoples will stream to the Lord's mountain, how do we reconcile this with other faiths continuing to flourish?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">With arrows and with bows shall men come thither . . .</span>--The words admit of two or three distinct interpretations: (1) the invaders shall march through the desolate vineyards shooting down any whom they found, or (2) the people shall carry bows as a protection against the invaders, or (3) the thickets of thorns and briars shall become coverts for the wolves and jackals, the hyena and the bear, and men shall need bows and arrows for their protection against the beasts of prey. Of these (3) has most in its favour.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">With arrows and with bows</span>. Only the hunter will go there, armed with his weapons of chase, to kill the wild animals that will haunt the thickets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/7-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Men will go</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֣בוֹא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(šām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with bow</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaq·qe·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bow, for, shooting, the iris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and arrow,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחִצִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2678.htm">Strong's 2678: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[covered with]</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thorns</span><br /><span class="heb">וָשַׁ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ša·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7898.htm">Strong's 7898: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scrub, trash, wild growth of weeds, briers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and briers.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8068.htm">Strong's 8068: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thorn, a gem, the diamond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 7:24 People will go there with arrows (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 7:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 7:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 7:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 7:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>