King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Your country [is] desolate, your cities [are] burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Complete Jewish Bible:
"Your land is desolate, your cities are burned to the ground; foreigners devour your land in your presence; it's as desolate as if overwhelmed by floods.
Berean Standard Bible:
Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you— a desolation demolished by strangers.
American Standard Version:
Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Your country{H776} is desolate{H8077}, your cities{H5892} are burned{H8313} with fire{H784}: your land{H127}, strangers{H2114} devour{H398} it in your presence, and it is desolate{H8077}, as overthrown{H4114} by strangers{H2114}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Deuteronomy 28:33
- The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
Deuteronomy 28:43
- The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Lamentations 5:2
- Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
Hosea 7:9
- Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
Ezekiel 30:12
- And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken [it].
Deuteronomy 28:48
- Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Deuteronomy 28:52
- And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
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Commentary for Isaiah 1:7
Isaiah 1:7 is a verse that captures the dire consequences of Judah's disobedience and apostasy. The historical context of this verse is set during the time of the prophet Isaiah, who lived in the 8th century BCE. During this period, the Kingdom of Judah was facing external threats and internal moral decay. The verse is part of a larger prophetic oracle directed at the people of Judah and Jerusalem, chastising them for their unfaithfulness to God.
The themes presented in this verse include divine judgment, desolation, and the loss of sovereignty. The imagery of a desolate country and cities burned with fire reflects the catastrophic results of God's punishment for their sins. The mention of "strangers" devouring the land indicates foreign invasion and the subsequent occupation and plundering of the territory. This was a common consequence for ancient Near Eastern nations that violated their covenant with God or failed to uphold the terms of their vassalage to more powerful empires.
In the broader context of the Book of Isaiah, this verse serves as a wake-up call to the people of Judah to repent and return to the Lord. It emphasizes the gravity of their spiritual state and the urgency of restoration and obedience to avert further disaster. Isaiah's message is a sobering reminder of the inseparable link between the nation's ethical conduct and its political and military fortunes.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H776
There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶרֶץ
Transliteration: ʼerets
Pronunciation: eh'-rets
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. - Strong's Number: H8077
There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שְׁמָמָה
Transliteration: shᵉmâmâh
Pronunciation: shem-aw-maw'
Description: or שִׁמָמָה; feminine of שָׁמֵם; devastation; figuratively, astonishment; (laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste. - Strong's Number: H5892
There are 937 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עִיר
Transliteration: ʻîyr
Pronunciation: eer
Description: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. - Strong's Number: H8313
There are 107 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂרַף
Transliteration: sâraph
Pronunciation: saw-raf'
Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly. - Strong's Number: H784
There are 549 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֵשׁ
Transliteration: ʼêsh
Pronunciation: aysh
Description: a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot. - Strong's Number: H127
There are 372 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֲדָמָה
Transliteration: ʼădâmâh
Pronunciation: ad-aw-maw'
Description: from אָדַם; soil (from its general redness); country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. - Strong's Number: H2114
There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זוּר
Transliteration: zûwr
Pronunciation: zoor
Description: a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery; (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman). - Strong's Number: H398
There are 825 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָכַל
Transliteration: ʼâkal
Pronunciation: aw-kal'
Description: a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. - Strong's Number: H4114
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַהְפֵּכָה
Transliteration: mahpêkâh
Pronunciation: mah-pay-kaw'
Description: from הָפַךְ; a destruction; when...overthrew, overthrow(-n).