Isaiah 30:23

Isaiah 30:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
• New International Version (NIV)He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. In that day your livestock will graze in large pastures,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He will give the rain for your seed With which you sow the ground, And bread of the increase of the earth; It will be fat and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed In large pastures.

Context of Isaiah 30:23

21You will hear his voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, ‘This is the right way. Walk in it.’ 22Then you will destroy your idols and your images of false gods. You used silver or gold to make them beautiful. But now you will throw them away like a piece of dirty cloth. You will tell them, ‘Go away!’ The Lord will send rain for the seeds that you have planted. The ground will give you plenty of good food. At that time, your cows will have lots of grass to eat in wide fields. 24The bulls and the donkeys that work on your farms will eat the best food. They will eat the same grain that people eat. 25Streams of water will pour down from every tall mountain and every high hill. That will happen at the time when your enemies are destroyed. Their strong towers will fall down.

Isaiah 30:23 word by word

וְנָתַן֩ מְטַ֨ר זַרְעֲךָ֜ אֲשֶׁר־תִּזְרַ֣ע אֶת־הָאֲדָמָ֗ה וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ תְּבוּאַ֣ת הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה דָשֵׁ֖ן וְשָׁמֵ֑ן יִרְעֶ֥ה מִקְנֶ֛יךָ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא כַּ֥ר נִרְחָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shall he giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• of thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• that thou shalt sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• withal; and breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• of the increaseתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
• and it shall be fatדָּשֵׁןdâshên · fatH1879
• and plenteousשָׁמֵןshâmên · richH8082
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall thy cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• in largeרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• pasturesכַּרkar · pastureH3733

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:23

• Isaiah 5:6I will make the land become useless. Nobody will take care of the vines. Nobody will dig the ground. Weeds and thorn bushes will grow there. I will command the clouds, ‘Do not drop any rain on it.’
• Isaiah 32:20But still the Lord will bless you. You will plant your seeds beside streams of water. You will send your cows and donkeys into the fields, and they will have plenty of grass to eat.
• Isaiah 44:2The Lord created you. Before you were born, he was already taking care of you. He will continue to help you. He says to you, ‘Do not be afraid, my servant, Jacob. I call you “Jeshurun”, and I have chosen you to belong to me.
• Isaiah 55:10The rain and the snow come down from the sky, and they do not immediately return there. Instead, they give water to the earth, so that crops will grow there. Then the farmer has seeds to plant, and people have food to eat.
• Isaiah 58:11The Lord will always be your guide. He will give you plenty to eat, even when the ground is dry. He will make your bodies strong. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water. You will be like a spring of water that never becomes dry.
• Psalms 65:9You take care of the land. You send rain to make the earth good for plants. Your rivers are full of water. You cause the earth to give good crops so that the people have grain to eat.
• Psalms 104:13You pour down rain on the mountains from your home above the sky. You cause many fruits to grow on the earth.
• Psalms 107:35But for his people, he changes deserts to become pools of water. He makes springs of water in dry land.
• Jeremiah 14:22The idols of other nations are useless. None of them can cause rain to fall. And the sky itself does not make rain. No, it is you, Lord, our God, who sends rain. You alone do all these things, so we trust you to help us.’
• Ezekiel 36:25You will become pure, as if I splash you with clean water. I will remove all the things that make you unclean. I will take away the idols that you worship.
• Hosea 2:21The Lord says this: At that time, I will answer your prayers. I will put clouds in the sky, and the clouds will send rain to the earth.
• Joel 2:21Do not be afraid, my own land! Be very happy. Be sure that the Lord has done great things.
• Amos 4:7‘Three months before your food was ready to pick, I did not send rain. So all the food became too dry. Sometimes I sent rain to one city, but I did not send it to other cities. I sent rain to one person's land, but I did not send it to another person's land. So that other person's land became too dry.
• Zechariah 8:11‘But now it is different. I will not be angry with the few people that have returned,’ says the Lord Almighty.
• Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in spring. It is the Lord who makes the clouds and the storms. He gives the rain to men. He gives the plants of the field to everyone.
• Malachi 3:10Now you must bring the whole tithe that belongs to me. Store it in my temple, so that there will be food in my house. Obey me and then see what I will do.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says. ‘You will see how much I will bless you! You will not have enough room to store all the good things that I will give to you. I will pour blessings out of the sky like rain.

Commentaries on Isaiah 30:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Then shall he give the rain of thy seed - That is, he shall send rain on the seed which is sown. You will be allowed to cultivate the soil without molestation, and God will give you fruitful seasons and abundant harvests. This is a poetic description of a happy or golden age, when there would be peace and prosperity (compare the notes at Isaiah 11:6-7). And bread of the increase of the earth - And bread which the ground shall produce. And it shall be fat…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more for ever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holiness, if they were more constant in prayer. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God. There are right-hand and left-hand errors; the tempter is busy courting us into by-paths. It is happy if, by the counsels of a faithful minister or friend, or the checks of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24The people of Judah would again enjoy covenant blessings rather than curses (see Leviticus 26:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. rain of--rather, "for thy seed." Physical prosperity accompanies national piety; especially under the Old Testament. The early rain fell soon after the seed was sown in October or November; the latter rain in the spring, before the ripening of the corn. Both were needed for a good harvest. increase--the produce. fat--bread made of the best wheat flour (compare Ge 49:20; De 32:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 30:23

• Blessing
• Gifts from God
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rain

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Commentaries on Isaiah 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings