New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 30:23
23Then He will 1give you rain for 2the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be 3rich and 4plenteous; on that day 5your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.
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
21Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left. 22And you will defile your graven images overlaid with silver, and your molten images plated with gold. You will scatter them as an impure thing, and say to them, “Be gone!” Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture. 24Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork. 25On every lofty mountain and on every high hill there will be streams running with water on the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Read all of Isaiah 30Isaiah 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
- giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
- the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- you will sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
- in the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
- and breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- the yieldתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
- richדָּשֵׁןdâshên · fatH1879
- on that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- your livestockמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
- will grazeרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
- in a roomyרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
- pastureכַּרkar · pastureH3733
Cross-references for Isaiah 30:23
- Isaiah 5:6I will lay it waste; It will not be pruned or hoed, But briars and thorns will come up. I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it.”
- Isaiah 32:20How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.
- Isaiah 44:2Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 55:10For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
- Isaiah 58:11And the Lord will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
- Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.
- Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
- Psalms 107:35He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;
- Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the idols of the nations who give rain? Or can the heavens grant showers? Is it not You, O Lord our God? Therefore we hope in You, For You are the one who has done all these things.
- Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
- Hosea 2:21“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
- Joel 2:21Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, For the Lord has done great things.
- Amos 4:7“Furthermore, I withheld the rain from you While there were still three months until harvest. Then I would send rain on one city And on another city I would not send rain; One part would be rained on, While the part not rained on would dry up.
- Zechariah 8:11But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ declares the Lord of hosts.
- Zechariah 10:1Ask rain from the Lord at the time of the spring rain-- The Lord who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man.
- Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.
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
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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
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