Isaiah 7:22

"It shall happen in that day that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 7:22, this verse symbolizes profound economic hardship; it suggests that even basic sustenance will be scarce, as people can barely afford to maintain a few animals for food and resources. This scenario foreshadows the severe consequences of impending judgment, highlighting God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to bring about dire circumstances as a consequence of disobedience.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For the abundance of milk ... -On account, or by means of the great quantity of milk. This image also denotes that the land should be desolate, and abandoned by its inhabitants. Such a range would the cow and sheep have in the lands lying waste and uncultivated, that they would yield abundance of milk. For butter and honey -This shall be the condition of all who are left in the land. Agriculture shall be abandoned, The land shall be desolate. The few remaining inhabitants shall be dependent on what a very few cows and sheep shah produce, and on the subsistence which may be derived from honey obtained from the rocks where bees would lodge.

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