Reference

Isaiah 7:21

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
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And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

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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.

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And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

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And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.

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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.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the imagery is concrete, the verse is part of a larger prophetic passage that often uses agricultural and pastoral metaphors to describe broader societal and economic changes, making a purely literal interpretation potentially too narrow.

Restoration of Creation

The verse describes a man caring for livestock, which is a common agricultural practice and does not inherently suggest a renewal or restoration of the entire creation. The act of nourishing animals does not directly imply a reversal of a curse or a fundamental change in the natural order.