Isaiah 7:24

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

With arrows and with bows shall [men] come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

Complete Jewish Bible:

One will go there [to hunt] with bow and arrow, because all the land will be briars and thorns.

Berean Standard Bible:

Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.

American Standard Version:

With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the land shall be briers and thorns.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

With arrows{H2671} and with bows{H7198} shall men come{H935} thither; because all the land{H776} shall become briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Genesis 27:3

  • Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;

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Commentary for Isaiah 7:24

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2671
    There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֵץ
    Transliteration: chêts
    Pronunciation: khayts
    Description: from חָצַץ; also by interchange for עֵץ; properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear; [phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
  2. Strong's Number: H7198
    There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קֶשֶׁת
    Transliteration: qesheth
    Pronunciation: keh'-sheth
    Description: from קָשָׁה in the original sense (of קוֹשׁ) of bending; a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris; [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
  3. Strong's Number: H935
    There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוֹא
    Transliteration: bôwʼ
    Pronunciation: bo
    Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  4. 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.
  5. Strong's Number: H8068
    There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמִיר
    Transliteration: shâmîyr
    Pronunciation: shaw-meer'
    Description: from שָׁמַר in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond; adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
  6. Strong's Number: H7898
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שַׁיִת
    Transliteration: shayith
    Pronunciation: shah'-yith
    Description: from שִׁית; scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field); thorns.