Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
shall be—rather, "were once."
digged—in order to plant and rear vines (Isaiah 5:6).
there shall not come—that is, none shall come who fear thorns, seeing that thorns shall abound on all sides [MAURER]. Otherwise, "Thou shalt not come for fear of thorns" [GESENIUS]. Only cattle shall be able to penetrate the briery ground.
lesser cattle—sheep and goats.
The first seven verses of the ninth chapter belong to this section. The eighth chapter continues the subject of the seventh chapter, but at a later period (compare Isaiah 8:4 with Isaiah 7:16); implying that the interval till the accomplishment is shorter now than then. The tone of Isaiah 8:17, Isaiah 8:21-22, expresses calamity more immediate and afflictive than Isaiah 7:4, Isaiah 7:15, Isaiah 7:22.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 7:25:
Isaiah 7:3
Isaiah 7:18
Isaiah 7:21
Isaiah 32:13
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