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Isaiah 65:25

65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

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The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. Dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, says the LORD.

What does Isaiah 65:25 mean?

Isaiah 65:25 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זְאֵב (zᵉʼêb), טָלֶה (ṭâleh), רָעָה (râʻâh).

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The
wolfזְאֵבzᵉʼêb/zeh-abe'/H2061a wolf
and
the
lambטָלֶהṭâleh/taw-leh'/H2924a lamb
shall
feedרָעָהrâʻâh/raw-aw'/H7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
together,אֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
and
the
lionאֲרִיʼărîy/ar-ee'/H738a lion
shall
eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
strawתֶּבֶןteben/teh'-ben/H8401properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)
like
the
bullock:בָּקָרbâqâr/baw-kawr'/H1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
and
dustעָפָרʻâphâr/aw-fawr'/H6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
shall
be
the
serpent'sנָחָשׁnâchâsh/naw-khawsh'/H5175a snake (from its hiss)
meat.לֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
They
shall
not
hurtרָעַעrâʻaʻ/raw-ah'/H7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
nor
destroyשָׁחַתshâchath/shaw-khath'/H7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
in
all
my
holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
mountain,הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 65:25.

1 Samuel 17:34

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: lamb: or, kid

Exodus 34:3

And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 33:13

And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

Genesis 37:20

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

Genesis 46:32

And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. their trade: Heb. they are men of cattle

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 65:25 say?

Isaiah 65:25 (King James Version) reads: "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD."

Is Isaiah 65:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 65:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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