Isaiah 30 · Verse 23

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 30:23, King James Version

Isaiah 30:23 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBHe will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
ASVAnd he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
YLTAnd He hath given rain for thy seed, With which thou dost sow the ground, And bread, the increase of the ground, And it hath been fat and plenteous, Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an enlarged pasture.
DARBYAnd he will give the rain of thy seed with which thou shalt sow the ground; and bread, the produce of the ground, and it shall be fat and rich. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
BBEAnd he will give rain for your seed, so that you may put it in the earth; and you will have bread from the produce of the earth, good and more than enough for your needs: in that day the cattle will get their food in wide grass-lands.
WebsterThen shall he give the rain of thy seed, with which thou shalt sow the ground; 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.

What does Isaiah 30:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 30:19-26

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…

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Isaiah 30:23 in the original Hebrew

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וְנָתַן֩ve.na.Tanand he will giveH5414
מְטַ֨רme.Tar[the] rain ofH4306
זַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.Khaseed yourH2233
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
תִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'you will sowH2232
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH127
וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemand [will be] foodH3899
תְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'At[the] produce ofH8393
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH127
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
דָשֵׁ֖ןda.ShenfatH1879
וְשָׁמֵ֑ןve.sha.Menand fatH8082
יִרְעֶ֥הyir.'Ehit will grazeH7462
מִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chalivestock yourH4735
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
כַּ֥רkarpastureH3733
נִרְחָֽב\׃nir.ChavroomyH7337

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Cross references for Isaiah 30:23

  • Zechariah 8:11-12

    But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the Lord of hosts. For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

  • Psalms 65:9-13

    Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. …

  • Isaiah 32:20

    Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

  • Isaiah 58:11

    And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  • Zechariah 10:1

    Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

  • Malachi 3:10

    Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

  • Psalms 36:8

    They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

  • Psalms 144:12-14

    That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

  • Genesis 41:18

    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

  • Joel 2:21-26

    Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. …

  • 1 Timothy 4:8

    For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Psalms 104:13-14

    He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall he.
5:6; 32:20; 44:2-4; 55:10,11; 58:11; Ps 65:9-13; 104:13,14
Ps 107:35-38; Jer 14:22; Eze 36:25,26; Ho 2:21-23; Joe 2:21-26
Am 4:7,8; Zec 8:11,12; 10:1; Mal 3:10; Mt 6:33; 1Ti 4:8
it shall.
4:2; Ps 36:8
thy cattle.
Ge 41:18,26,47; Ps 144:12-14; Ho 4:16; Mal 4:2

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Context

  • Isaiah 30:22

    Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  • 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 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.

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Isaiah 30:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces dará el Señor lluvia á tu sementera, cuando la tierra sembrares; y pan del fruto de la tierra; y será abundante y pingüe; tus ganados en aquel tiempo serán apacentados en anchas dehesas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il donnera la pluie à ta semence dont tu ensemenceras le sol, et le pain, produit du sol; et il sera riche et nourrissant. Ton bétail paîtra en ce jour-là dans de vastes pâturages,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er wird Regen geben zu deiner Saat, womit du den Erdboden besäst, und Brot als Ertrag des Erdbodens, und es wird fett und nahrhaft sein. Deine Herden werden an jenem Tage weiden auf weiter Aue;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dabitur pluvia semini tuo, ubicumque seminaveris in terra, et panis frugum terræ erit uberrimus et pinguis; pascetur in possessione tua in die illo agnus spatiose,