Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Now in that day a man may keep alive a heifer and a pair of sheep;

King James Version

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

Holman Bible

On that day
a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,

International Standard Version

"At that time, a man will keep alive a heifer and two sheep,

A Conservative Version

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep.

American Standard Version

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;

Amplified

Now in that day [because of the poverty caused by the invaders] a man will keep alive only a young milk cow and two sheep;

Bible in Basic English

And it will be in that day that a man will give food to a young cow and two sheep;

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep,

Julia Smith Translation

And it was in, that day a man shall preserve alive a heifer of the herd, and two sheep.

King James 2000

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;

Lexham Expanded Bible

And this shall happen: on that day, a young man will keep a young cow of [the] herd and two sheep alive.

Modern King James verseion

And it shall be, in that day a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

At the same time shall a man live with a cow, and two sheep.

NET Bible

At that time a man will keep alive a young cow from the herd and a couple of goats.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep.

Webster

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, A man keepeth alive a heifer of the herd, And two of the flock,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it shall come to pass in that day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

that a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

a young
בּקר 
Baqar 
Usage: 183

cow
עגלה 
`eglah 
Usage: 14

and two
שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

References

Morish

Cow

Smith

Context Readings

Assyria, The Lord's Instrument

20 In that day Jehovah will hire the king of Assyria from beyond the Euphrates River to be a razor to shave the hair on your head, the hair on your legs, and even your beard. 21 Now in that day a man may keep alive a heifer and a pair of sheep; 22 They will give so much milk that he will have all he needs. Yes, the few survivors left in the land will have milk and honey to eat.

Cross References

Isaiah 5:17

In the ruins of the cities lambs will eat grass and young goats will find pasture.

Jeremiah 39:10

He left in the land of Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and he gave them vineyards and fields.

Isaiah 7:25

All the hills where crops were once planted will be so overgrown with thorns that no one will go there. It will be a place where cattle and sheep graze.

Isaiah 17:2

The cities of Aroer (three places near Palestine) will be deserted forever. They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

Isaiah 37:30

This will be the sign for you, O Hezekiah: 'This year you will eat what grows by itself. The second year you will eat what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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