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Isaiah 31:7

31:6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. his idols of gold: Heb. the idols of his gold

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For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold — sin which your own hands have made for you.

For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made to you for a sin. ¶

31:8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. from: or, for fear of discomfited: or, tributary: Heb. for melting, or, tribute

What does Isaiah 31:7 mean?

Isaiah 31:7 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), מָאַס (mâʼaç). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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For
in
that
dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a 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 associated term), (often used adverb)
every
manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
shall
cast
awayמָאַסmâʼaç/maw-as'/H3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
his
idolsאֱלִילʼĕlîyl/el-eel'/H457good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
of
silver,כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
and
his
idolsאֱלִילʼĕlîyl/el-eel'/H457good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
of
gold,זָהָבzâhâb/zaw-hawb'/H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
which
your
own
handsיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
have
madeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
unto
you
for
a
sin.חֵטְאchêṭᵉʼ/khate/H2399a crime or its penalty
his
idols
of
gold:
Heb.
the
idols
of
his
gold

Commentary on Isaiah 31:7

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 31:7
man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. See here, 1. How industrious a good man is, by communicating his goodness, to do good with it: His mouth, the outlet of his mind, is a well of life; it is a constant spring, whence issues good discourse for the edification of others, like streams that water the ground and make it fruitful, and for their consolation, like streams that quench the thirst of the weary traveller. It is like a well of life, that is pure and clean, not only not poisoned, but not muddled, with any corrupt communication. 2. How industrious a bad man is, by concealing his badness, to do hurt with it: The mouth of the wicked covers violence, disguises the designed mischief with professions of friendship, that it may be carried on the more securely and effectually, as Joab kissed and killed, Judas kissed and betrayed; this is his sin, to which the punishment answers ( v. 6 ): Violence covers the mouth of the wicked; what he got by violence shall by violence be taken from him, Job v. 4, 5 . 12 Hatred stirreth up strife

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 10:12

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

Psalms 32:9

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

Isaiah 7:22

And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. the land: Heb. the midst of the land

Isaiah 15:7

Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. brook: or, valley of the Arabians

Isaiah 17:10

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. perfect: Heb. peace, peace mind: or, thought, or, imagination

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Luke 4:22

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 31:7.

Exodus 31:4

To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Exodus 35:29

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

Exodus 35:5

Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

Exodus 36:24

And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

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What does Isaiah 31:7 say?

Isaiah 31:7 (King James Version) reads: "For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. his idols of gold: Heb. the idols of his gold"

Is Isaiah 31:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 31:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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