23 In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels[a] of silver, will become (A)briers and thorns. 24 (B)With bow and arrows a man will come there, for all the land will be briers and thorns. 25 (C)And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear (D)of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.

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  1. Isaiah 7:23 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

23 In that day,(A) in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,[a](B) there will be only briers and thorns.(C) 24 Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers(D) and thorns. 25 As for all the hills(E) once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns;(F) they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.(G)

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  1. Isaiah 7:23 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms