Isaiah 11:7
Context11:7 A cow and a bear will graze together,
their young will lie down together. 1
A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.
Isaiah 14:30
Context14:30 The poor will graze in my pastures; 2
the needy will rest securely.
But I will kill your root by famine;
it will put to death all your survivors. 3
Isaiah 54:11
Context54:11 “O afflicted one, driven away, 4 and unconsoled!
Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony
and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.
[11:7] 1 tn Heb “and a cow and a bear will graze – together – they will lie down, their young.” This is a case of pivot pattern; יַחְדָּו (yakhddav, “together”) goes with both the preceding and following statements.
[14:30] 2 tc The Hebrew text has, “the firstborn of the poor will graze.” “Firstborn” may be used here in an idiomatic sense to indicate the very poorest of the poor. See BDB 114 s.v. בְּכוֹר. The translation above assumes an emendation of בְּכוֹרֵי (bÿkhorey, “firstborn of”) to בְּכָרַי (bekharay, “in my pastures”).





