Isaiah 28
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Isaiah 28:23-29

23Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!

24Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?

25Once he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter the seed of the caraway plant, sow the seed of the cumin plant, and plant the wheat, barley, and grain in their designated places?

26His God instructs him; he teaches him the principles of agriculture.

27Certainly caraway seed is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin seed. Certainly caraway seed is beaten with a stick, and cumin seed with a flail.

28Grain is crushed, though one certainly does not thresh it forever. The wheel of one’s wagon rolls over it, but his horses do not crush it.

29This also comes from the Lord who commands armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom.

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