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Isaiah 7:23
ESV In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns.
NIV In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns.
NASB And it will come about on that day, that every place where there used to be a thousand vines, valued at a thousand shekels of silver, will become briars and thorns.
CSB And on that day every place where there were a thousand vines, worth a thousand pieces of silver, will become thorns and briers.
NLT In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become patches of briers and thorns.
KJV And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.

What does Isaiah 7:23 mean?

Isaiah continues to describe the terrible days coming for Judah after Assyria invades the land (Isaiah 7:18–22). This judgment from the Lord will wipe out the population in two ways. Many people will simply be killed. Many others will be carried away into exile. The land will be severely depopulated. The prophet described that devastation in an unsettling, almost positive way (Isaiah 7:21–22). Those left behind will have plenty of milk, curds, and honey, since there are so few mouths to feed. Now he describes the obvious downside. Not enough people will remain to work the vineyards.

He describes vineyards that once held a thousand productive grape vines. Their value was likely that which was created by their annual produce. In those dark days, these rich and productive vineyards will be overgrown with thorns. Not enough workers will remain to keep the soil fertile and productive.
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