Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 28:25-27

25When he hath made plainH7737 the faceH6440 thereof, doth he not cast abroadH6327 the fitchesH7100, and scatterH2236 the cumminH3646, and castH7760 in the principalH7795 wheatH2406 and the appointedH5567 barleyH8184 and the rieH3698 in their placeH1367?1 2 3

26For his GodH430 doth instructH3256 him to discretionH4941, and doth teachH3384 him.4

27For the fitchesH7100 are not threshedH1758 with a threshing instrumentH2742, neither is a cartH5699 wheelH212 turned aboutH5437 upon the cumminH3646; but the fitchesH7100 are beaten outH2251 with a staffH4294, and the cumminH3646 with a rodH7626.

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Notes

1. Isaiah 28:25 the principal…: or, the wheat in the principal place, and barley in the appointed place. ↩
2. Isaiah 28:25 rie: or, spelt. ↩
3. Isaiah 28:25 place: Heb. border? ↩
4. Isaiah 28:26 For…: or, And he bindeth it in such sort as his God doth teach him. ↩

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