What Does Isaiah 7:23 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“And it shall come to pass in that day”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“that every place”

properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

“at a thousand”

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

“vines”

a vine (as twining), especially the grape

“at a thousand”

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

“silverlings”

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

“it shall even be for briers”

a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond

“and thorns”

scrub or trash, i.e., wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field)

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)