Isaiah 11:7

The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Isaiah delivers a prophetic vision of the restored kingdom following the reign of the Branch, addressing Judah and Israel with a description of a future era of universal peace.

The words — תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה (tir.'Ei.nah) = they will graze; כַּ/בָּקָ֥ר (ka./ba.Kar) = like the/ox.

The thread — The predator-prey reversal motif opens Isaiah 11:6 and continues through the serpent imagery of Isaiah 11:8.

Why it lands — The text declares that natural enmity will cease and herbivores and carnivores will share grazing grounds and resting places without harm.

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The Hebrew words

וּפָרָ֤הu./fa.Rahand/ cow וָדֹב֙va./Doand/ bear תִּרְעֶ֔ינָהtir.'Ei.nahthey will graze יַחְדָּ֖וyach.Davtogether יִרְבְּצ֣וּyir.be.Tzuthey will lie down יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei./Henyoung/ their וְאַרְיֵ֖הve./'ar.Yehand/ [the] lion כַּבָּקָ֥רka./ba.Karlike the/ ox יֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-it will eat תֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venstraw

King James Version

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.