Isaiah 30:24

Isaiah 30:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
• New International Version (NIV)The oxen and donkeys that work the soil will eat fodder and mash, spread out with fork and shovel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground Will eat cured fodder, Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan.

Context of Isaiah 30:24

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!’ 23The 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. The 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. 26At that time, the moon will shine as bright as the sun. Light from the sun will be seven times brighter. It will be like the light of seven days at the same time! At that time, the Lord will make the wounds of his people better. He has hurt them, but now he will make them better.

Isaiah 30:24 word by word

וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים וְהָעֲיָרִ֗ים עֹֽבְדֵי֙ הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה בְּלִ֥יל חָמִ֖יץ יֹאכֵ֑לוּ אֲשֶׁר־זֹרֶ֥ה בָרַ֖חַת וּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The oxenאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · cattleH504
• likewise and the young assesעַ֫יִר‛ayir · coltH5895
• that earעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• cleanחָמִיץchâmîyts · saltedH2548
• provenderבְּלִילbelîyl · fodderH1098
• which hath been winnowedזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• with the shovelרַ֫חַתrachath · shovelH7371
• and with the fanמִזְרֶהmizreh · pitchforkH4214

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:24

• Deuteronomy 25:4Do not tie shut the mouth of your ox while it walks on your grain to prepare it for you.
• 1 Corinthians 9:9God's Law that he gave to Moses says this: ‘Do not tie shut the mouth of your ox while it walks on your grain.’ But God's Law does not teach this only to help bulls.
• Genesis 45:6There has been a famine for two years already. No food will grow for another five years.
• Exodus 34:21You may work for six days each week, but on the seventh day you must rest. That is true even when it is the time to plough your fields. It is also true at harvest time. You must rest on the seventh day each week.
• Deuteronomy 21:4They must lead the cow down to a valley where no one has ploughed the ground or planted seed. There must be a stream of water in the valley. There they must break the cow's neck.
• 1 Samuel 8:12The king will choose some of your sons to be officers in his army. Some will be leaders of 1,000 soldiers. Others will be leaders of 50 soldiers. Some of your sons will have to plough the king's fields. They will have to cut his crops at harvest time. They will have to make weapons for the king to fight wars. They will have to fix his chariots.

Commentaries on Isaiah 30:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The young donkeys that ear the ground - Hebrew, Labouring,‘ or cultivating the ground,‘ that is, plowing it. The Old English word “ear” (from the Latin aro ) meant to till, to cultivate. The word is now obselete, but this is the sense which it has in the Bible Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21; Deuteronomy 21:4; 1 Samuel 8:12. Shall eat clean provender - Margin, Leavened,‘ or savory.‘ The word rendered provender‘ (בליל belı̂yl ) is a verbal from בלל bâlal “to…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. 2424. ear--that is, till. Asses were employed in tillage, as well as oxen (De 22:10). clean--rather, salted provender [Gesenius]. The Arab proverb is, "Sweet provender is as bread to camels--salted provender as confectionery." The very cattle shall share the coming felicity. Or else, well-fermented maslin, that is, provender formed of a mixture of various substances: grain, beans, vetches, hay, and salt. winnowed--not as it is usually given to cattle before…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 30:24

• Blessing
• Fan
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Winnowing

In the dictionaries

• Agriculture
• Earing
• Ensign
• Fan
• Fodder
• Heass
• Hezekiah
• Note
• Ordain
• Salt

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