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href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that work the soil will eat fodder and mash, spread out with fork and shovel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat good grain, its chaff blown away by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground Will eat cured fodder, Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned feed, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Also the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder scattered with winnowing shovel and fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder scattered with winnowing shovel and fork. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even the oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will be fed the finest grain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The oxen and the donkeys which work the soil will eat a mixture of food that has been winnowed with forks and shovels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will eat the finest and best fodder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder that workers will winnow with shovels and forks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys used in plowing will eat seasoned feed winnowed with a shovel and pitchfork. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat savory provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The oxen likewise and the young asses that plow the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat savory feed, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the oxen and the young donkeys serving the ground, "" Eat fermented provender, "" That one is winnowing with shovel and fan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the oxen and the young asses serving the ground, Fermented provender do eat, That one is winnowing with shovel and fan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the oxen and the young asses working the land shall eat salted provender which was winnowed with the fan and by the winnower.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled pro vender as it was winnowed in the floor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And your bulls, and the colts of the donkeys that work the ground, will eat a mix of grains like that winnowed on the threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and the donkeys that till the ground will eat silage tossed to them with shovel and pitchfork. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat silage, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The oxen and the young bullocks that till the ground shall eat clean provender which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And oxen and young bulls that cultivate in the ground on the hot nights shall eat what is raised up with a winnowing fan and with a winnowing shovel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground Shall eat savoury provender, Which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Your bulls and your oxen that till the ground, shall eat chaff mixed with winnowed barley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6409" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">God's Mercies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>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. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/504.htm" title="504: wə·hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Cattle. From 'alph; a family; also an ox or cow.">The oxen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5895.htm" title="5895: wə·hā·‘ă·yā·rîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A male donkey. From uwr in the sense of raising; properly, a young ass; hence an ass-colt.">and donkeys</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ō·ḇə·ḏê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">that work</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2548.htm" title="2548: ḥā·mîṣ (Adj-ms) -- Seasoned (with salt). From chamets; seasoned, i.e. Salt provender.">salted</a> <a href="/hebrew/1098.htm" title="1098: bə·lîl (N-msc) -- Fodder. From balal; mixed, i.e. feed.">fodder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: zō·reh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">winnowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7371.htm" title="7371: ḇā·ra·ḥaṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Winnowing shovel. From ruwach; a winnowing-fork.">with shovel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4214.htm" title="4214: ū·ḇam·miz·reh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pitchfork. From zarah; a winnowing shovel.">and pitchfork.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-15.htm">Deuteronomy 11:15</a></span><br />And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14</a></span><br />He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Joel 2:26</a></span><br />You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Ezekiel 34:14</a></span><br />I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Isaiah 32:20</a></span><br />Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Isaiah 35:7</a></span><br />The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2</a></span><br />Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled. / For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-27.htm">John 6:27</a></span><br />Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.</p><p class="hdg">oxen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/25-4.htm">Deuteronomy 25:4</a></b></br> Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out <i>the corn</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/9-9.htm">1 Corinthians 9:9,10</a></b></br> 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? … </p><p class="hdg">ear the ground</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-6.htm">Genesis 45:6</a></b></br> For these two years <i>hath</i> the famine <i>been</i> in the land: and yet <i>there are</i> five years, in the which <i>there shall</i> neither <i>be</i> earing nor harvest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-21.htm">Exodus 34:21</a></b></br> Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-4.htm">Deuteronomy 21:4</a></b></br> And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:</p><p class="hdg">clean.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-8.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-6.htm">Fan</a> <a href="/judges/13-4.htm">Fermented</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Fodder</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">Fork</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Free</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-22.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/genesis/10-23.htm">Mash</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Ploughing</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Plow</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Salted</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Savory</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Savoury</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Used</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Winnowed</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Winnowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Work</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Fan</a> <a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Fermented</a> <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">Fodder</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Fork</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Free</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-11.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/genesis/10-23.htm">Mash</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Ploughing</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Plow</a> <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Salted</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Savory</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Savoury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Used</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Winnowed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Winnowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Work</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">And contempt of God's word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">God's mercies toward his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Oxen were used for plowing fields, while donkeys were valuable for carrying loads. This phrase highlights the prosperity and abundance that God promises to His people, as even the animals that labor will be well-provided for. The use of these animals is also seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Deuteronomy 22:10</a>, which instructs not to plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together, emphasizing the importance of order and harmony in God's creation.<p><b>will eat salted fodder</b><br>Salted fodder indicates a level of care and provision beyond the ordinary. In the ancient Near East, adding salt to fodder was a way to preserve and enhance the feed, ensuring the animals received the best nutrition. This reflects God's abundant provision and blessing, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, where the Lord is described as a shepherd who provides for all needs. The use of salt also has covenantal significance, as salt was used in offerings (<a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>), symbolizing purity and preservation.<p><b>winnowed with shovel and pitchfork</b><br>Winnowing is the process of separating grain from chaff, a common agricultural practice in biblical times. The mention of shovel and pitchfork suggests a thorough and careful preparation of the fodder, ensuring that the animals receive only the best. This imagery can be connected to the spiritual process of refinement and purification, as seen in <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a>, where John the Baptist speaks of Jesus winnowing His threshing floor. The tools used here symbolize the diligence and care in God's provision, reflecting His attention to detail and the completeness of His blessings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during a time of great turmoil and change in Israel, calling the people back to faithfulness to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, often the focus of Isaiah's prophecies. During Isaiah's time, Judah faced threats from surrounding nations and internal spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oxen_and_donkeys.htm">Oxen and Donkeys</a></b><br>These animals were essential for agricultural work in ancient Israel. Their mention here symbolizes the prosperity and provision that God promises to His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/salted_fodder.htm">Salted Fodder</a></b><br>A reference to the quality and abundance of food provided for the working animals, indicating a time of blessing and plenty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/winnowing.htm">Winnowing</a></b><br>An agricultural process of separating grain from chaff, symbolizing the careful provision and preparation of resources.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God promises to provide abundantly for His people, even in times of difficulty. Trust in His provision is a recurring theme throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_prosperity.htm">Symbol of Prosperity</a></b><br>The well-fed animals symbolize a time of peace and prosperity. This serves as a reminder that God’s blessings often extend beyond our immediate needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_obedience.htm">Faithfulness and Obedience</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30</a> emphasizes the importance of returning to God and trusting in His ways. Obedience leads to blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as the animals are fed with quality fodder, believers are called to nourish their spirits with the Word of God and spiritual disciplines.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>This verse offers hope for restoration and renewal, encouraging believers to look forward to God's promises being fulfilled.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_palm_sunday's_significance.htm">What is the significance of Palm Sunday?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_24_5-6_and_archaeology_align.htm">In Job 24:5-6, how do these descriptions of famine and survival harmonize with archeological evidence for agricultural practices of the period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_be_seen_(ex._33_20_vs._gen._32_30).htm">Can God be seen? (Exodus 33:20 vs. Genesis 32:30)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nob_massacre_or_85_priests.htm">Is there any archeological or historical evidence supporting the massacre at Nob or the existence of these 85 priests (1 Samuel 22:18-19)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">The oxen likewise and the young asses . . .</span>--It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to remind the reader that the verb "ear" means "plough."<p><span class= "bld">Clean provender.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">salted. </span>The epithet describes what in modern phrase would be the favourite "mash" of the highest class of cattle-feeding, corn mixed with salt or alkaline herbs; and this was to be made, not, as commonly, of inferior barley and chopped straw, but of the finest winnowed grain. That this should be given not to oxen and horses only, but to the lowlier asses, made up the <span class= "ital">ne plus ultra </span>of plenty.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground</span>; rather, <span class="accented">theft till</span> or <span class="accented">cultivate the ground</span>. The Hebrew word is generic, and does not apply to "eating" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> ploughing) only. <span class="cmt_word">Shall eat clean provender.</span> Delitzsch says that <span class="accented">b'lil khamitz</span> is "a mash, composed of oats, barley, and vetches, made more savory with salt and sour vegetables." Mr. Cheyne translates, "Shall eat mixed provender with salt." The general idea is clearly that they shall have for their ordinary food that superior kind of provender which, according to existing practices, was reserved for rare occasions. <span class="cmt_word">Winnowed with the shovel</span>. Anciently, winnowing was chiefly effected by tossing the grain into the air with shovels in a draughty place (see Wilkinson,' Ancient Egyptians,' vol. 4. pp. 86, 89, 90). <span class="cmt_word">The fan</span> was scarcely in use so early as Isaiah's time. He means by <span class="accented">mizreh</span> probably a second instrument for tossing the grain Delitzsch translates, "winnowing-fork." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The oxen</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_504.htm">Strong's 504: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, an ox, cow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and donkeys</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעֲיָרִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ă·yā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5895.htm">Strong's 5895: </a> </span><span class="str2">A young ass, an ass-colt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that work</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹֽבְדֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇə·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ground</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכֵ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">salted</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמִ֖יץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2548.htm">Strong's 2548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seasoned, salt provender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fodder</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלִ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1098.htm">Strong's 1098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mixed, feed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that has been winnowed</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹרֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(zō·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss about, to diffuse, winnow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the shovel</span><br /><span class="heb">בָרַ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ra·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7371.htm">Strong's 7371: </a> </span><span class="str2">A winnowing-fork</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pitchfork.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇam·miz·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4214.htm">Strong's 4214: </a> </span><span class="str2">A winnowing shovel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:24 The oxen likewise and the young donkeys (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>