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Text -- Isaiah 7:21 (NET)

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7:21 At that time a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.
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Dictionary Themes and Topics: NOURISH | Milk | JESUS CHRIST, 2 | Israel | Isaiah | Hypocrisy | HEIFER | Ephraim | Cow | COW; KINE | Assyria | Ahaz | more
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Isa 7:21 - -- They who formerly used to keep great herds of cattle, and many flocks of sheep, shall esteem it a happiness if they can keep but one cow and two sheep...

They who formerly used to keep great herds of cattle, and many flocks of sheep, shall esteem it a happiness if they can keep but one cow and two sheep.

JFB: Isa 7:21 - -- That is, own.

That is, own.

JFB: Isa 7:21 - -- A heifer giving milk. Agriculture shall cease, and the land become one great pasturage.

A heifer giving milk. Agriculture shall cease, and the land become one great pasturage.

Calvin: Isa 7:21 - -- 21.And it shall come to pass on that day In these verses, down to the end of the chapter, the Prophet describes the state of a country torn and waste...

21.And it shall come to pass on that day In these verses, down to the end of the chapter, the Prophet describes the state of a country torn and wasted; for he intends to present a striking and lively picture of such overwhelming distress that, wherever you turn your eyes, nothing is to be seen but the traces of frightful desolation. Some think that a mitigation of punishment is here promised, but we shall soon see that this does not agree with the context. Though he employs the appellation, a man, without any limitation, yet strictly it is of the richest men that he speaks; for he does not say that every one will have so many; but they who formerly were accustomed to rear a large number of oxen and sheep will be satisfied with having a few. He means, therefore, that all will be reduced to very deep poverty. Some think that the Hebrew word which the Prophet employs, יחיה , ( yechaiyeh,) he shall quicken, means “to deliver from death;” but the meaning which I have adopted is more natural and more generally approved.

TSK: Isa 7:21 - -- a man : Isa 7:25, Isa 5:17, Isa 17:2, Isa 37:30; Jer 39:10

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Isa 7:21 - -- In that day - In the time specified in the previous verses - in the judgments that should be brought upon the land by the Egyptians and Assyria...

In that day - In the time specified in the previous verses - in the judgments that should be brought upon the land by the Egyptians and Assyrians.

A man shall nourish - Hebrew ‘ Make to live:’ that is, he shall own, or feed.

A young cow - The Hebrew denotes a heifer that gives milk. The state which is denoted by this is that of great poverty. Instead of being engaged in agriculture, of possessing great resources in that time, a man should depend, for the subsistence of himself and his family, on what a single cow and two sheep would yield. Probably this is intended also as a description of the general state of the nation, that it would be reduced to great poverty.

And two sheep - Two here seems to be used to denote a very small number. A man, that is, the generality of people, would be so reduced as to be able to purchase and keep no more.

Poole: Isa 7:21 - -- This and the following verse contain either, 1. A mitigation of the foregoing calamity, or some comfort for the remainders of the people, after the...

This and the following verse contain either,

1. A mitigation of the foregoing calamity, or some comfort for the remainders of the people, after the public devastation; or rather,

2. A further declaration of the threatened desolation; which best agrees not only with the foregoing, but also with the following verses. So the sense of this verse is this, They who formerly used to keep great herds of cattle, and many flocks of sheep, shall esteem it a great happiness if they can keep but one cow and two sheep, to keep themselves from extremity of famine.

Gill: Isa 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 fruitfu...

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, Isa 37:30 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, Jer 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.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 7:21 Heb “in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the futur...

Geneva Bible: Isa 7:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a man shall ( u ) nourish a young cow, and two sheep; ( u ) He who before had a great number of cattle ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Isa 7:1-25 - --1 Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah.10 Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, hath for a sign...

MHCC: Isa 7:17-25 - --Let those who will not believe the promises of God, expect to hear the alarms of his threatenings; for who can resist or escape his judgments? The Lor...

Matthew Henry: Isa 7:17-25 - -- After the comfortable promises made to Ahaz as a branch of the house of David, here follow terrible threatenings against him, as a degenerate branch...

Keil-Delitzsch: Isa 7:21-22 - -- "And it will come to pass in that day, that a man will keep a small cow and a couple of sheep; and it comes to pass, for the abundance of the milk ...

Constable: Isa 7:1--39:8 - --III. Israel's crisis of faith chs. 7--39 This long section of the book deals with Israel's major decision in Isa...

Constable: Isa 7:1--12:6 - --A. The choice between trusting God or Assyria chs. 7-12 This section of Isaiah provides a historical int...

Constable: Isa 7:1--9:8 - --1. Signs of God's presence 7:1-9:7 A unifying theme in this subsection is children. The children...

Constable: Isa 7:10--8:11 - --Ahaz and Judah's test 7:10-8:10 Now Ahaz had to make a decision. Would he trust that God...

Constable: Isa 7:18-25 - --The threat of Assyria 7:18-25 This section explains how the coming days would be the worse since the division of the kingdom (v. 17). Assyria was not ...

Guzik: Isa 7:1-25 - --Isaiah 7 - Shear-Jashub and Immanuel A. The sign of Shear-Jashub. 1. (1-2) The northern nation of Israel and Syria combine to attack Judah. Now it...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Isaiah (Book Introduction) ISAIAH, son of Amoz (not Amos); contemporary of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, in Israel, but younger than they; and of Micah, in Judah. His call to a higher deg...

JFB: Isaiah (Outline) PARABLE OF JEHOVAH'S VINEYARD. (Isa. 5:1-30) SIX DISTINCT WOES AGAINST CRIMES. (Isa. 5:8-23) (Lev 25:13; Mic 2:2). The jubilee restoration of posses...

TSK: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah has, with singular propriety, been denominated the Evangelical Prophet, on account of the number and variety of his prophecies concerning the a...

TSK: Isaiah 7 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Isa 7:1, Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah; Isa 7:10, Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and ...

Poole: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE ARGUMENT THE teachers of the ancient church were of two sorts: 1. Ordinary, the priests and Levites. 2. Extraordinary, the prophets. These we...

Poole: Isaiah 7 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 7 Ahaz, afraid of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah Isa 7:1-9 ; refusing to choose a sign, Christ is promised for one, Isa 7:10-16 : ...

MHCC: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He has been well called the evangelical prophet, on account of his numerous and...

MHCC: Isaiah 7 (Chapter Introduction) (Isa 7:1-9) Ahaz threatened by Israel and Syria; and is assured their attack would be in vain. (Isa 7:10-16) God gives a sure sign by the promise of ...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, t...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah 7 (Chapter Introduction) This chapter is an occasional sermon, in which the prophet sings both of mercy and judgment to those that did not perceive or understand either; he...

Constable: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and writer The title of this book of the Bible, as is true of the o...

Constable: Isaiah (Outline) Outline I. Introduction chs. 1-5 A. Israel's condition and God's solution ch. 1 ...

Constable: Isaiah Isaiah Bibliography Alexander, Joseph Addison. Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah. 1846, 1847. Revised ed. ...

Haydock: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS. INTRODUCTION. This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, (Ecclesiasticus xlviii. 25.) the great prophet; from t...

Gill: Isaiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH This book is called, in the New Testament, sometimes "the Book of the Words of the Prophet Esaias", Luk 3:4 sometimes only t...

Gill: Isaiah 7 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 7 This chapter contains a prophecy of the preservation of the kingdom of Judah, from its enemies; a confirmation of it by a ...

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