King James Version

Isaiah 7:24

With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

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בַּחִצִּ֥יםbachitsimin arrowחִצִּיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in arrow”, the ordinary formH2678an arrowarrow.וּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתuvaqeshetand in bowקֶשֶׁתconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in bow”, the ordinary formH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).יָ֣בוֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…שָׁ֑מָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שָׁמִ֥ירshamirdiamondשָׁמִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “diamond”, the ordinary formH8068a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamondadamant (stone), brier, diamond.וָשַׁ֖יִתvashayitand thornsשַׁיִתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and thorns”, the ordinary formH7898scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field)thorns.תִּֽהְיֶ֥הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

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American Standard Version (1901)

With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the land shall be briers and thorns.

Young’s Literal Translation

With arrows and with bow he cometh thither, Because all the land is brier and thorn.

World English Bible

People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns.

Darby Translation

with arrows and with the bow shall they come thither, for the whole land shall become briars and thorns.

Douay-Rheims

With arrows and with bows they shall go in thither: for briars and thorns shall be in all the land.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

With arrows and with bow shall one come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Men shall enter thither with arrow and bow; for all the land shall be barren ground and thorns.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μετὰ βέλους καὶ τοξεύματος εἰσελεύσονται ἐκεῖ· ὅτι χέρσος καὶ ἄκανθα ἔσται πᾶσα ἡ γῆ,