Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation In that day the Lord will hire a “razor” from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people. English Standard Version In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also. Berean Standard Bible On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. King James Bible In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. New King James Version In the same day the Lord will shave with a hired razor, With those from beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, The head and the hair of the legs, And will also remove the beard. New American Standard Bible On that day the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond the Euphrates River (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. NASB 1995 In that day the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. NASB 1977 In that day the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. Legacy Standard Bible In that day, the Lord will shave with a razor—one hired from regions beyond the River (that is, the king of Assyria)—the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. Amplified Bible In that day [when foreign armies swarm the land] the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from the regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), [that razor will shave] the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard [leaving Judah stripped, shamed and scorned]. Christian Standard Bible On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria —to shave the hair on your heads, the hair on your legs, and even your beards. Holman Christian Standard Bible On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave the head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well. American Standard Version In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In that day LORD JEHOVAH shall shave a drunkard with a razor at the crossing of the river with the King of Assyria, from his head and unto the hair of his feet, also he will remove his beard Brenton Septuagint Translation In that day the Lord shall shave with the hired razor of the king of Assyria beyond the river the head, and the hairs of the feet, and will remove the beard. Contemporary English Version The Lord will pay the king of Assyria to bring a razor from across the Euphrates River and shave your head and every hair on your body, including your beard. Douay-Rheims Bible In that day the Lord shall shave with a razor that is hired by them that are beyond the river, by the king of the Assyrians, the head and the hairs of the feet, and the whole beard. English Revised Version In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, which is in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. GOD'S WORD® Translation "On that day the Lord will hire the king of Assyria from beyond the Euphrates River to be a razor to shave the hair on your head, the hair on your legs, and even your beard. Good News Translation "When that time comes, the Lord will hire a barber from across the Euphrates--the emperor of Assyria!--and he will shave off your beards and the hair on your heads and your bodies. International Standard Version At that time, the LORD will hire a barber to come from beyond the Euphrates River—that is, the king of Assyria—and he will shave your heads, your leg hair, and your beards, too. JPS Tanakh 1917 In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also sweep away the beard. Literal Standard Version In that day the Lord shaves, | By a razor that is hired beyond the river, | By the king of Asshur, | The head, and the hair of the feet, | Indeed, it also consumes the beard. Majority Standard Bible On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. New American Bible On that day the Lord shall shave with the razor hired from across the River (the king of Assyria) the head, and the hair of the feet; it shall also shave off the beard. NET Bible At that time the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; it will also shave off the beard. New Revised Standard Version On that day the Lord will shave with a razor hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will take off the beard as well. New Heart English Bible In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. Webster's Bible Translation In the same day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. World English Bible In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. Young's Literal Translation In that day doth the Lord shave, By a razor that is hired beyond the river, By the king of Asshur, The head, and the hair of the feet, Yea, also the beard it consumeth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment to Come…19And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes. 20On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates— the king of Assyria— to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. 21On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,… Cross References 2 Kings 18:13 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. Isaiah 8:7 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates--the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. Isaiah 10:5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. Isaiah 10:15 Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood! Isaiah 11:15 The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals. Isaiah 24:1 Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants-- Jeremiah 2:18 Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? Treasury of Scripture In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. shave Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 2 Kings 16:7,8 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me… 2 Chronicles 28:20,21 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not… head Isaiah 1:5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Isaiah 9:14-17 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day… Isaiah 24:2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. Jump to Previous Assyria Beard Beards Blade Consume Euphrates Face Feet Hair Head Hired Legs Namely Parts Price Razor Regions Remove River Shave SweepJump to Next Assyria Beard Beards Blade Consume Euphrates Face Feet Hair Head Hired Legs Namely Parts Price Razor Regions Remove River Shave SweepIsaiah 7 1. Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah10. Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, has for a sign, Christ promised 17. His judgment is prophesied to come by Assyria (20) Shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired.--Better, "with the razor." The words find a parallel in the "made him naked" of 2Chronicles 28:19. The term "hired" applies to the tribute which Ahaz was about to pay to Tilgath-pilneser. He thought that he was securing an ally: he was but hiring a razor (there is, perhaps, the implied thought that the razor is in other hands than his) that should sweep away all the signs of strength, and leave him an open shame and scorn to all who looked on him. (2Samuel 10:4). From head to foot, not sparing even the beard, to maltreat which was the last extreme of Oriental outrage, he and his kingdom should be laid bare and naked to his enemies. Possibly there may be an allusive reference (Kay) to Leviticus 14:9. The nation, leprous in its guilt (Isaiah 1:6), needs the treatment which was prescribed for the leper. (21:22) A man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep . . .--Better, two ewes. Not only should cultivation cease, but the flocks and herds that had before been counted by hundreds or thousands should be counted now by units, two ewes and a heifer for a man's whole stock, and yet (we note the prophet's irony once more in the use of the word "abundance") even that should be enough for a population reduced in proportion. There should be "milk and honey" for the scattered remnant. They should have that, and nothing but that, to eat, ad nauseam usque. The words are grouped together with a grim irony as reminding men of the proverbial words of praise which spoke of Canaan as "a land of milk and honey" (Exodus 3:17). . . . Verse 20. - Shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired; rather, with the hired razor; i.e. the razor that Ahaz will have hired (2 Kings 16:8). The metaphor well expresses the stripping of the land bare by plunder and exaction (comp. Ezekiel 5:1, 12, and 2 Chronicles 28:19-21). God would use Tiglath-Pileser as his instrument to distress Ahaz. By them beyond the river; or, in the parts beyond the river (comp. 1 Chronicles 19:16). "The river" is undoubtedly the Euphrates, and they who dwell beyond it the Assyrians. By the King of Assyria. Once more a gloss is suspected, as in ver. 17. The meaning would certainly be sufficiently plain without the clause. The head... the hair of the feet... the beard. These three represent all the hair on any part of the body. Judah is to be completely stripped.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew On thatהַה֡וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day the Lord אֲדֹנָי֩ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord will use a razor בְּתַ֨עַר (bə·ṯa·‘ar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8593: A knife, razor, a scabbard hired הַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה (haś·śə·ḵî·rāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7917: That is hired from beyond בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י (bə·‘eḇ·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side the Euphrates— נָהָר֙ (nā·hār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity the king בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ (bə·me·leḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Assyria— אַשּׁ֔וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur to shave יְגַלַּ֣ח (yə·ḡal·laḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1548: To be bald, to shave, to lay waste your head הָרֹ֖אשׁ (hā·rōš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head and the hair וְשַׂ֣עַר (wə·śa·‘ar) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8181: Hair of your legs, הָרַגְלָ֑יִם (hā·raḡ·lā·yim) Article | Noun - fd Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda and to remove תִּסְפֶּֽה׃ (tis·peh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5595: To sweep or snatch away, catch up your beard הַזָּקָ֖ן (haz·zā·qān) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 2206: Beard, chin as well. וְגַ֥ם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and Links Isaiah 7:20 NIVIsaiah 7:20 NLT Isaiah 7:20 ESV Isaiah 7:20 NASB Isaiah 7:20 KJV Isaiah 7:20 BibleApps.com Isaiah 7:20 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 7:20 Chinese Bible Isaiah 7:20 French Bible Isaiah 7:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 7:20 In that day the Lord will shave (Isa Isi Is) |
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