Isaiah 32:20

Isaiah 32:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
• New International Version (NIV)how blessed you will be, sowing your seed by every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.

Context of Isaiah 32:20

18Then my people will live in a peaceful settlement, In secure dwellings, and in undisturbed resting places; 19And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low. How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let the ox and the donkey out freely.

Isaiah 32:20 word by word

אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם זֹרְעֵ֖י עַל־כָּל־מָ֑יִם מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י רֶֽגֶל־הַשּׁ֖וֹר וְהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ סRead the interlinear

• blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• will you be, you who sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• besideעַל‛al · uponH5921
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• letשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• and the donkeyחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• freelyרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for Isaiah 32:20

• Isaiah 19:5The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.
• 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 produce and sprout, And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.
• Acts 2:41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14And increasingly believers in the Lord, large numbers of men and women, were being added to their number,
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• Isaiah 30:24Also the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned feed, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
• 1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing.” God is not concerned about oxen, is He?

Commentaries on Isaiah 32:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20That sow beside all waters "Who sow your seed in every well-watered place" - Sir John Chardin's note on this place is: "This exactly answers the manner of planting rice; for they sow it upon the water, and before sowing, while the earth is covered with water, they cause the ground to be trodden by oxen, horses, and asses, who go mid-leg deep; and this is the way of preparing the ground for sowing. As they sow the rice on the water, they transplant it in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Blessed are ye - The sense of this verse is, that while the enemies of the Jews would be overthrown, they themselves would be permitted to cultivate their lands in security. Instead of predicting this directly, the prophet implies that this would occur, by declaring that those who were permitted to do this were happy. That sow beside all waters - Hebrew, Upon (על ‛al ) all waters.‘ This may mean that they selected places near running streams as being most…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 When there was so much provocation given to the holy God, bad times might be expected. Alas! how many careless ones there are, who support self-indulgence by shameful niggardliness! We deserve to be deprived of the supports of life, when we make them the food of lusts. Let such tremble and be troubled. Blessed times shall be brought in by the pouring out of the Spirit from on high; then, and not till then, there will be good times. The present…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-209-20. Address to the women of Jerusalem who troubled themselves little about the political signs of the times, but lived a life of self-indulgence (Is 3:16-23); the failure of food through the devastations of the enemy is here foretold, being what was most likely to affect them as mothers of families, heretofore accustomed to every luxury. Vitringa understands "women--daughters" as the cities and villages of Judea (Eze 16:1-63). See Am 6:1.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 32:20

• Bullock
• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Minister, Christian
• Sower

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Commentaries on Isaiah 32

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings