Isaiah 7:21

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

Isaiah 7:21 in Other Translations

21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

21 In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep,

21 In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left.

21 It will be a time when survivors will count themselves lucky to have a cow and a couple of sheep.

21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;

21 On that day a person will keep alive a young cow and two sheep.

21 On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,

21 At that time a man will only be able to keep one young cow and two goats alive.

Isaiah 7:21 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 7:21

And it shall come to pass in that day
Not in the days of Hezekiah, after the destruction of Sennacherib's army, when there followed great fruitfulness and plenty, ( Isaiah 37:30 Isaiah 37:31 ) as Kimchi and Jarchi interpret it; but in the days of Nebuchadnezzar, after the destruction of Jerusalem, when some poor men were left in the land to till it, ( Jeremiah 39:10 ) for of these, and not of rich men, are the following words to be understood: [that] a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep;
this seems to denote both the scarcity of men and cattle, through the ravages of the army of the Chaldeans; that there should not be large herds and flocks, only a single cow, and two or three sheep; and yet men should be so few, and families so thin, that these would be sufficient to support them comfortably.

Isaiah 7:21 In-Context

19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes.

20 In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave your heads and private parts, and to cut off your beards also.

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.

Cross References

• 1. ver 23; Isaiah 2:17
• 2. Jeremiah 39:10