Isaiah 2:7

7 Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots.

Isaiah 2:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots.
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Israel is full of silver and gold; there is no end to its treasures. Their land is full of warhorses; there is no end to its chariots.
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 a world rolling in wealth, Stuffed with things, no end to its machines and gadgets,
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures. Their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 Their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, and there is no limit to their chariots.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 Their land is full of silver and gold. There is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses. There is no end to their chariots.

Isaiah 2:7 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 2:7

Their land also is full of silver and gold
Procured by pardons, indulgences, masses, praying souls out of purgatory, tithes, annates, Peter's pence

neither [is there any] end of their treasures;
laid up in the pope's coffers, in their churches, monasteries, and convents:

their land is also full of horses, neither [is there any] end of
their chariots;
for the cardinals, archbishops, bishops to ride on and in. Horses and chariots are mentioned among the wares and merchandise of Rome, in ( Revelation 18:13 ) .

Isaiah 2:7 In-Context

5 Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
6 You, LORD, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs.
7 Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots.
8 Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
9 So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 17:17
  • 2. S Psalms 17:14
  • 3. S Deuteronomy 17:16
  • 4. S Genesis 41:43; Isaiah 31:1; Micah 5:10
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