Isaiah 7:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 7:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 7:20 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyri..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 7:20 — KJV
“In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.”
— Isaiah 7:20 (KJV)
Isaiah 7:20 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 7:20
“But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:20: day, shave, head
“All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:20: day, lord, razor
“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:20: same, day, lord
“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. a man...: Heb. seed of men”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:20: day, lord, razor
“And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:20: day, lord, head
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