Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version how blessed you will be, sowing your seed by every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range free. New Living Translation the LORD will greatly bless his people. Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up. Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely. English Standard Version Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free. Berean Standard Bible Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. King James Bible Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. New King James Version Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey. New American Standard Bible How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let the ox and the donkey out freely. NASB 1995 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey. NASB 1977 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey. Legacy Standard Bible How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey. Amplified Bible Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely. Christian Standard Bible You will be happy as you sow seed beside abundant water, and as you let oxen and donkeys range freely. Holman Christian Standard Bible Those who sow seed are happy beside abundant waters; they let ox and donkey range freely. American Standard Version Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Blessed are you who sow on all waters, wherever bulls and male donkeys tread Brenton Septuagint Translation Blessed are they that sow by every water, where the ox and ass tread. Contemporary English Version You will have God's blessing, as you plant your crops beside streams, while your donkeys and cattle roam freely about. Douay-Rheims Bible Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass. English Revised Version Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass. GOD'S WORD® Translation Blessed are those who plant beside every stream and those who let oxen and donkeys roam freely. Good News Translation How happy everyone will be with plenty of water for the crops and safe pasture everywhere for the donkeys and cattle. International Standard Version How happy you will be, sowing your seed beside every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range freely!" JPS Tanakh 1917 Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, That send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass. Literal Standard Version Blessed [are] you sowing by all waters, | Sending forth the foot of the ox and the donkey! Majority Standard Bible Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. New American Bible Happy are you who sow beside every stream, and let the ox and the donkey go freely! NET Bible you will be blessed, you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams, you who let your ox and donkey graze. New Revised Standard Version Happy will you be who sow beside every stream, who let the ox and the donkey range freely. New Heart English Bible Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey. Webster's Bible Translation Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. World English Bible Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey. Young's Literal Translation Happy are ye sowing by all waters, Sending forth the foot of the ox and the ass! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Women of Jerusalem…19But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths. 20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. Cross References Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Isaiah 30:23 Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures. Isaiah 30:24 The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork. Treasury of Scripture Blessed are you that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. blessed Isaiah 19:5-7 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up… Isaiah 30:23 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. Isaiah 55:10,11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: … the ox Isaiah 30:24 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. 1 Corinthians 9:9-11 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? … Jump to Previous Ass Blessed Cattle Donkey Donkeys Feet Foot Forth Free Freely Happy Letting Ox Planting Range Seed Sending Sow Sowing Stream Thither WatersJump to Next Ass Blessed Cattle Donkey Donkeys Feet Foot Forth Free Freely Happy Letting Ox Planting Range Seed Sending Sow Sowing Stream Thither WatersIsaiah 32 1. The blessings of Christ's kingdom9. Desolation is foreshown 14. Restoration is promised to succeed (20) Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters.--The picture of a golden age of agriculture receives its final touch. The whole land should be irrigated by calmly flowing streams, and men should cast their seed broadcast, and the oxen and the asses should draw the plough over a rich and fertile land. The whole land should be under tillage, instead of being left to supply (as in Isaiah 7:21-22) a poor and meagre pasturage, or to bring forth nothing but the "thorns and briars" of Isaiah 32:13. It is obvious that here also a spiritual meaning underlies the literal. Verse 20. - Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters. The idyllic picture, begun in ver. 15, terminates here. The people of the kingdom have a well-watered land (Isaiah 30:25), where they live peacefully, sowing their seed beside the water-courses, and having abundant pasture for their peaceful beasts - the ox and the ass (comp. Isaiah 30:24). A spiritual meaning doubtless underlies the literal sense. |
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