King James Version
Isaiah 65:10 in the King James Version says “And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that h...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 65 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.”
Isaiah 65:10 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop , and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. troop: or, Gad number: or, Meni, a pagan god
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall be a fold”
H5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of god (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild
“of flocks”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
“a place for the herds”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
“for my people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that have sought”
H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
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