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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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The Darby Translation
Isaiah 11:7
And the cow and the she-bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The cow and the bear will graze,their young ones will lie down together,and the lion will eat straw like cattle.
The cow and the bear will graze,their young ones will lie down together,and the lion will eat straw like cattle.
Hebrew Names Version
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
King James Version
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
English Standard Version
The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
New American Standard Bible
Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
New Century Version
Cows and bears will eat together in peace. Their young will lie down to rest together. Lions will eat hay as oxen do.
Cows and bears will eat together in peace. Their young will lie down to rest together. Lions will eat hay as oxen do.
Amplified Bible
And the cow and the bear will graze [together], Their young will lie down together, And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear will graze [together], Their young will lie down together, And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
World English Bible
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the kowe and the beare shall feede: their yong ones shall lie together: and the lyon shall eate strawe like the bullocke.
And the kowe and the beare shall feede: their yong ones shall lie together: and the lyon shall eate strawe like the bullocke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Also the cow and the bear will graze,Their young will lie down together,And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Also the cow and the bear will graze,Their young will lie down together,And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Berean Standard Bible
The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Contemporary English Version
Cows and bears will share the same pasture; their young will rest side by side. Lions and oxen will both eat straw.
Cows and bears will share the same pasture; their young will rest side by side. Lions and oxen will both eat straw.
Complete Jewish Bible
Cow and bear will feed together, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Cow and bear will feed together, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Easy-to-Read Version
Bears and cattle will eat together in peace, and all their young will lie down together and will not hurt each other. Lions will eat hay like cattle.
Bears and cattle will eat together in peace, and all their young will lie down together and will not hurt each other. Lions will eat hay like cattle.
George Lamsa Translation
And the cow and the bear shall feed together; and their young ones shall grow up together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed together; and their young ones shall grow up together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Good News Translation
Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do.
Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do.
Lexham English Bible
And a cow and a bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together. And a lion shall eat straw like the cattle.
And a cow and a bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together. And a lion shall eat straw like the cattle.
Literal Translation
The cow and the bear shall feed, their young shall lie together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall feed, their young shall lie together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The cowe and the Bere shal fede together, and their yongones shal lye together. The lyo shal eate strawe like the oxe, or the cowe.
The cowe and the Bere shal fede together, and their yongones shal lye together. The lyo shal eate strawe like the oxe, or the cowe.
American Standard Version
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Bible in Basic English
And the cow and the bear will be friends while their young ones are sleeping together.
And the cow and the bear will be friends while their young ones are sleeping together.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
King James Version (1611)
And the cow and the beare shall feed, their yong ones shall lie downe together: and the lyon shall eate straw like the oxe.
And the cow and the beare shall feed, their yong ones shall lie downe together: and the lyon shall eate straw like the oxe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Cowe and the Beare shall feede together, and their young ones shall lye together: the Lion shall eate strawe, lyke the Oxe or the Cowe.
The Cowe and the Beare shall feede together, and their young ones shall lye together: the Lion shall eate strawe, lyke the Oxe or the Cowe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the ox and bear shall feed together; and their young shall be together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the ox and bear shall feed together; and their young shall be together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
English Revised Version
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A calf and a beere schulen be lesewid togidere; the whelpis of hem schulen reste, and a lioun as an oxe schal ete stre.
A calf and a beere schulen be lesewid togidere; the whelpis of hem schulen reste, and a lioun as an oxe schal ete stre.
Update Bible Version
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
New English Translation
A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.
A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.
New King James Version
The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
New Living Translation
The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down together. The lion will eat hay like a cow.
The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down together. The lion will eat hay like a cow.
New Life Bible
The cow and the bear will eat side by side. And their young will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear will eat side by side. And their young will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox.
New Revised Standard
The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the cow, with the bear shall find pasture, Together, shall their young ones, lie down, - And, the lion, like the ox, shall eat straw;
And the cow, with the bear shall find pasture, Together, shall their young ones, lie down, - And, the lion, like the ox, shall eat straw;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Revised Standard Version
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Young's Literal Translation
And cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.
And cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
Contextual Overview
1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful; 2 and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears; 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. 6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatted beast together, and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the she-bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the adder, and the weaned child shall put forth its hand to the viper's den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Ezekiel 34:15 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.
Genesis 3:22
And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever …!
And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever …!
Genesis 10:5
From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
From these came the distribution of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
Genesis 11:4
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:5
And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.
And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.
Genesis 11:11
And Shem lived after he had begotten Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Shem lived after he had begotten Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Shelah.
And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Shelah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the cow and the bear shall feed,.... That is, together, in one church state, at one table, or in one pasture, upon the wholesome food of the Gospel, the salutary doctrines of Christ; who though before of different dispositions, the one tame and gentle, useful and profitable, dispensing the milk of the divine word, and gracious experience; the other cruel and voracious, barbarous and inhuman, worrying the lambs and sheep of Christ; but now of the same nature, and having no ill will to one another, and being without fear of each other:
their young ones shall lie down together; those like the calf and the young bear, shall lie in the green pastures of Gospel ordinances, and do no injury, the latter to the former, being of one mind, and agreeing in doctrine and practice:
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; kings shall be nursing fathers to the church, and feed on the same Gospel provisions; and there shall be a great agreement between them who were before comparable to lions for their strength, power, and cruelty, and ministers of the Gospel, who are compared to oxen, for their strength and laboriousness, 1 Corinthians 9:9 "straw" here denotes true doctrine, though elsewhere false, see 1 Corinthians 3:12.
See Gill (Editor's note) on "Isa 11:6" .
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the cow and the bear shall feed - That is, together. Animals that by nature do not dwell together, where by nature the one would be the prey of the other, shall dwell together - animage of safety and peace.
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox - A representation of the change that will take place under the reign of the Messiah in the natural disposition of men, and in the aspect of society; as great as if the lion were to lose his natural appetite for blood, and to live on the usual food of the ox. This cannot be taken literally, for such an interpretation would suppose a change in the physical organization of the lion - of his appetites, his teeth, his digestive organs - a change which it would be absurd to suppose will ever exist. It would in fact make him a different being. And it is clear, therefore, that the whole passage is to be interpreted in “moral” sense, as denoting great and important changes in society, and in the hearts of men.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 11:7. In this verse a word is omitted in the text, יחדו yachdav, together; which ought to be repeated in the second hemistich, being quite necessary to the sense. It is accordingly twice expressed by the Septuagint and Syriac.
