Isaiah 37 · Verse 30

Isaiah 37:30

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
Isaiah 37:30, King James Version

Isaiah 37:30 in other translations

BSBAnd this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
WEB“‘This shall be the sign to you: You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from it; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
ASVAnd this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
YLT--And this to thee is the sign, Food of the year is self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
DARBYAnd this shall be the sign unto thee: there shall be eaten this year such as groweth of itself; and in the second year that which springeth of the same; but in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof.
BBEAnd this will be the sign to you: you will get your food this year from what comes up of itself, and in the second year from the produce of the same; and in the third year you will put in your seed, and get in the grain, and make vine-gardens, and take of their fruit.
WebsterAnd this shall be a sign to thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

What does Isaiah 37:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. Addressed to Hezekiah. sign--a token which, when fulfilled, would assure him of the truth of the whole prophecy as to the enemy's overthrow. The two years, in which they were sustained by the spontaneous growth of the earth, were the two in which Judea had been already ravaged by Sennacherib (Is 32:10). Thus translate: "Ye did eat (the first year) such as groweth of itself, and in the second year that ... but in this third year sow ye," &c., for in this year the land shall be delivered from the foe. The fact that Sennacherib moved his camp away immediately after shows that the first two years refer to the past, not to the future [Rosenmuller]. Others, referring the first two years to the future, get over the difficulty of Sennacherib's speedy departure, by supposing that year to have been the sabbatical year, and the second year the jubilee; no indication of this appears in the context.

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Isaiah 37:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְזֶה\־ve.zeh-and thisH2088
לְּךָ֣le.Khafor you
הָא֔וֹתha.'ot[will be] the signH226
אָכ֤וֹל'a.Kholyou will eatH398
הַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.Nahthis yearH8141
סָפִ֔יחַsa.Fi.achself-sown grainH5599
וּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.Nahand in the yearH8141
הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.Nit<the> secondH8145
שָׁחִ֑יסsha.Chisself-seeded plant[s]H7823
וּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.Nahand in the yearH8141
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.Shit<the> thirdH7992
זִרְע֧וּzir.'UsowH2232
וְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.Ruand reapH7114
וְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'Uand plantH5193
כְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimvineyardsH3754
וְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholand eatH398
פִרְיָֽם\׃fir.Yamfruit theirH6529

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Cross references for Isaiah 37:30

  • 2 Kings 19:29

    And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

  • Leviticus 25:4-5

    But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.

  • Isaiah 7:14

    Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  • 2 Kings 20:9

    And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

  • 1 Kings 13:3-5

    And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth–el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.

  • Exodus 3:12

    And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  • Isaiah 38:7

    And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;

  • Isaiah 7:21-25

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns. With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns. …

  • Leviticus 25:20-22

    And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
this shall.
7:14; 38:7; Ex 3:12; 1Ki 13:3-5; 2Ki 19:29; 20:9
Ye shall.
7:21-25; Le 25:4,5,20-22

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Context

  • Isaiah 37:29

    Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  • Isaiah 37:30

    And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

  • Isaiah 37:31

    And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

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Isaiah 37:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y esto te será por señal: Comerás este año lo que nace de suyo, y el año segundo lo que nace de suyo: y el año tercero sembraréis y segaréis, y plantaréis viñas, y comeréis su fruto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ceci en sera le signe pour toi: on mangera cette année ce qui lève des grains tombés, et la seconde année ce qui croît de soi-même; et la troisième année, vous sèmerez et vous moissonnerez, et vous planterez des vignes et vous en mangerez le fruit.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dies soll dir das Zeichen sein: Man wird in diesem Jahre den Nachwuchs der Ernte essen, und im zweiten Jahre was ausgesproßt ist; und im dritten Jahre säet und erntet, und pflanzet Weinberge und esset ihre Frucht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tibi autem hoc erit signum: comede hoc anno quæ sponte nascuntur, et in anno secundo pomis vescere; in anno autem tertio seminate et metite, et plantate vineas, et comedite fructum earum.