King James Version
Isaiah 5:17 in the King James Version says “Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.”
Isaiah 5:17 · KJV
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. God: or, the holy God: Heb. the God the holy
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
KJV Study — Public Domain
“feed”
H7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
“shall strangers”
H1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
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