Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"At that time, a man will keep alive a heifer and two sheep,
New American Standard Bible
Now in that day a man may keep alive a
King James Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
Holman Bible
a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;
Amplified
Now in that day [because of the poverty caused by the invaders] a man will keep alive only a young milk cow and two sheep;
Bible in Basic English
And it will be in that day that a man will give food to a young cow and two sheep;
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep,
Julia Smith Translation
And it was in, that day a man shall preserve alive a heifer of the herd, and two sheep.
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And this shall happen: on that day, a young man will keep a young cow of [the] herd and two sheep alive.
Modern King James verseion
And it shall be, in that day a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
At the same time shall a man live with a cow, and two sheep.
NET Bible
At that time a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.
New Heart English Bible
It shall happen in that day that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;
The Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep.
Webster
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
World English Bible
It shall happen in that day that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;
Youngs Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in that day, A man keepeth alive a heifer of the herd, And two of the flock,
Themes
Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Prophecies concerning
Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces calamities against israel and judah
Interlinear
Yowm
Chayah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 7:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Assyria, The Lord's Instrument
20 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. 21 "At that time, a man will keep alive a heifer and two sheep, 22 and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will have cheese to eat, since whoever remains in the land will be eating cheese and honey.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:17
Then the lambs will graze in their pasture; fatlings and foreigners will eat among the waste places of the rich."
Jeremiah 39:10
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who did not have anything, and he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.
Isaiah 7:25
As for all the hills that used to be cultivated with a hoe, you won't go there, because you'll fear iron briars and thorns. Nevertheless, those hills will be reserved as a pasture where cattle will feed and where sheep will graze."
Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Oraru will be deserted they will be devoted to herds that will lay at rest, and terrorism will be no more.
Isaiah 37:30
"And this will be your sign, Hezekiah: Eat this year what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.