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Isaiah 5:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 5:17

Verse 17 of 30

Scripture focus

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Isaiah 5:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 5:17

Theological / Devotional

After their manner. The Hebrew may also be translated, “in their pasture” (see Eze. 34:11-15). Restored Israel is presented as lambs feeding happily and peacefully together.

The waste places. The Hebrew text of the remainder of v. 17 is obscure. The rendering of the RSV, “fadings and kids shall feed among the ruins,” is based on the LXX and is appropriate to the context. According to this proposed rendering, lands that lie waste today will be transformed into pasture, in which domestic animals will feed together in peace.

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