Isaiah 7:23

23 In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,^[a] there will be only briers and thorns.

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Isaiah 7:23 in Other Translations

KJV

23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.

ESV

23 In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns.

NLT

23 In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become patches of briers and thorns.

MSG

23 But that's not the end of it. This country that used to be covered with fine vineyards - thousands of them, worth millions! - will revert to a weed patch.

CSB

23 And on that day every place where there were 1,000 vines, worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become thorns and briers.

Isaiah 7:23 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 7:23

And it shall come to pass in that day; [that] every place
shall be
Barren and unfruitful, for want of men to till the ground: where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings;
which were so good, as to be sold or let out for so many silver shekels ^F13; or the fruit of them came to such a price; see ( Song of Solomon 8:11 ) : it shall [even] be for briers and thorns;
for want of persons to stock the ground and cultivate it.

FOOTNOTES:

F13 Which was about two shillings and sixpence of our money.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Isaiah 7:23 In-Context

21 In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.

22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.

23 In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns.

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

25 As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.

Cross References 3

1. ver 21
2. Song of Songs 8:11
3. S Isaiah 5:6; Hosea 2:12

Footnotes 1

[a]. That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms