Isaiah 2:7

Translations

Modern

Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.

Traditional

Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:

Literal

And its land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to the treasure. And its land is full of horses, and there is no end to the chariots.

Latin

Repleta est terra argento et auro, et non est finis thesaurorum ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.

Notes

Isaiah 2:7–8

Isaiah listed the things people used as substitutes for the true God. These included material wealth and security, such as silver and treasures. They also included military strength, such as warhorses and chariots. People also trusted in idols, which were objects they loved and valued.

This kind of wealth and military power marked the reign of King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:6–21). However, Isaiah showed that trusting these things was wrong.

In other places, Isaiah explained how foolish it is to worship something made by human hands (see Isaiah 44:9–20; 45:16).

Isaiah 2:5–22

The prophet warned of judgment and mocked human pride. All human systems (religious, economic, military, and social) will face God's examination and be found lacking on the Day of the Lord. This is the final day in history when God will judge the wicked once and for all (1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 20:7–15).

Sometimes, prophets used the phrase the day of the Lord (or others like it, such as that day) to describe specific times when God judged wickedness throughout history (see Isaiah 13:6, 9; Ezekiel 13:5; 30:3; Obadiah 1:15). On the Day of the Lord, only God will be honored. All human wickedness and pride will be defeated. This glorious day of God's arrival will fill wicked and arrogant people with fear (Isaiah 2:10, 19, 21).

Isaiah 2:5–4:1

Isaiah condemned Israel and Judah for their pride and self-importance. He warned them that only God should be honored. All attempts by humans to lift themselves up will actually result in humiliation.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Isaiah 30:16
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
Deuteronomy 17:16–17
But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
Micah 5:10
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
Jeremiah 5:27–28
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
2 Chronicles 9:20–25
All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 4:26
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
Revelation 18:11–17
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
James 5:1–3
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Glossary

Book of Zephaniah Isaiah, Book of Lord

Topics

Chariots: The Jews Condemned For: Multiplying Gold: Jews Condemned for Multiplying Horse: Israel Reproved for Keeping Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of Silver: Abundance of The Horse: The Jews: Condemned for Multiplying

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