Isaiah 65:10
in Isaiah 65Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
KJV
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
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This verse in Isaiah 65
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThird, as to the fertility of their pastures: and the plains, and the valley of Achor, so called, because they stoned Achan there (Josh 7:24–26); I will give them the valley of Achor for an opening of hope (Hos 2:15).
This site's exposition
as the new wine is found in the cluster
on Isaiah 65:8-10
The cluster of grapes carrying a blessing pictures the remnant hidden inside the nation under judgment, one saith, destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, and the Lord applies the figure directly, so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all, the servants named here for the first time in the chapter as the group the rest of the oracle keeps distinguishing. A seed out of Jacob and an inheritor out of Judah are promised the land itself, Sharon on the coastal plain and the valley of Achor south of Jericho named as literal pasture restored to literal flocks. Achor means trouble, the valley of Achan's judgment in Joshua seven, and Barnes and Delitzsch both note the reversal, the ground named for a curse becoming a place herds lie down in peace.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
A fold - Sharon was a place of great fruitfulness for pastures. It was become like a wilderness, God here promises that it should again be a place for the flocks.
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,....
Here is the fearful doom of those that persisted in their idolatry after the deliverance out of Babylon, and in infidelity after the preaching of the gospel of Christ. What the doom is that is here threatened: " I will number you to the sword as sheep for the slaughter, and there shall be no escaping, no standing out; you shall all bow down to it, "
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Sharon - and the valley of Achor - Two of the most fertile parts of Judea; famous for their rich pastures; the former to the west, not far from Joppa; the latter north of Jericho, near Gilgal.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Sharon--(See on Isa 33:9; Achor--meaning "trouble"; a valley near Jericho, so called from the trouble caused to Israel by Achan's sin (Jos 7:24). "The valley of Achor," proverbial for whatever caused calamity, shall become proverbial for joy and prosperity (Ho 2:15).
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And Sharon - Sharon was properly a district south of Mount Carmel, along the coast of the Mediterranean, and extending from. Caesarea to Joppa. In the Scripture, this is almost a proverbial name to denote extraordinary beauty and fertility (see the notes at Isa 30:9; Isa 32:5). Shall be a fold of flocks - At the time contemplated here by the prophet - the close of the exile - that whole country would have lain waste about seventy years. Of course, during that long period it would be spread over with a wild luxuriance of trees and shrubs. Once it was celebrated pasture-ground, and was exceedingly beautiful as a place for flocks and herds. Such a place it would be again When the exiles should return, and cultivate their native land. The following description of Sharon, in the spring of 1824, by Mr. Thompson, an American Missionary, will give an idea of the natural appearance of that part of Palestine. The view taken was from a high tower in Ramla. ‘The whole valley of Sharon, from the mountains of Jerusalem to the sea, and from the foot of Carmel to the hills of Gaza, is spread before you like a painted map, and is extremely beautiful, especially at evening, when the last rays of the setting sun gild the distant mountain tops, the weary farmer returns from his labor, and the bleating flocks come frisking and joyful to their fold. At such a time I saw it, and lingered long in pensive meditation, until the stars looked out from the sky, and the cool breezes of evening began to shed soft dews on the feverish land. What a paradise was here when Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, and sang of the roses of Sharon!’ And the valley of Achor - This was a valley near to Jericho, and was distinguished as the place where Achan was put to death by stoning Jos 7:24; Jos 15:7; Hos 2:15. […]
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
who forsake the Lord The wicked of Israel who adopted paganism and died in their wickedness.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֤ה | vehayah | and it will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הַשָּׁרוֹן֙ | hasharon | <the> Sharon | H8289 → | 7 times |
| לִנְוֵה־ | linveh- | <into> a pasture of | H5116 → | 35 times |
| צֹ֔אן | tzon | sheep | H6629 → | 274 times |
| וְעֵ֥מֶק | veemek | and [the] valley of | H6010 → | 69 times |
| עָכ֖וֹר | akhor | Achor | H5911 → | |
| לְרֵ֣בֶץ | lerevetz | <into> a resting place of | H7258 → | |
| בָּקָ֑ר | bakar | cattle | H1241 → | 183 times |
| לְעַמִּ֖י | leami | for people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃ | derashuni | they have sought me | H1875 → | 164 times |
וְהָיָ֤הand it will become
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
הַשָּׁרוֹן֙<the> Sharon
hasharonH8289 →7 times
לִנְוֵה־<into> a pasture of
linveh-H5116 →35 times
צֹ֔אןsheep
tzonH6629 →274 times
וְעֵ֥מֶקand [the] valley of
veemekH6010 →69 times
עָכ֖וֹרAchor
akhorH5911 →
לְרֵ֣בֶץ<into> a resting place of
lerevetzH7258 →
בָּקָ֑רcattle
bakarH1241 →183 times
לְעַמִּ֖יfor people my
leamiH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
דְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃they have sought me
derashuniH1875 →164 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
it leads to
- Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
- Psalms 94:15
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- Psalms 105:3–4
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- Romans 14:19
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
- Isaiah 51:7
Through
Hosea 2:15There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 2:2
“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness,…
- Ezekiel 28:26
And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that…
- Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
- Jeremiah 2:2
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About Isaiah
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.