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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.
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In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. In that day your livestock will graze in large pastures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He will give the rain for your seed With which you sow the ground, And bread of the increase of the earth; It will be fat and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed In large pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He will give <i>you</i> rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread <i>from</i> the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then He will give <i>you</i> rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread <i>from</i> the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then He will give <i>you</i> rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread <i>from</i> the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and fat; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then He will give you rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread [grain] from the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful. In that day your livestock will graze in large <i>and</i> roomy pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he will send rain for your seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for your seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Lord will send rain to water the seeds you have planted--your fields will produce more crops than you need, and your cattle will graze in open pastures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shall give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Lord will give you rain for the seed that you plant in the ground, and the food that the ground provides will be rich and nourishing. When that day comes, your cattle will graze in large pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He will also provide rain for your seed that you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the ground will be rich and abundant. At that time, your cattle will graze in broad meadows, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground, and bread of the increase of the ground; it will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He has given rain [for] your seed, "" With which you sow the ground, "" And bread, the increase of the ground, "" And it has been fat and plentiful, "" Your livestock enjoy an enlarged pasture in that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he gave the rain of thy seed which thou shalt sow the earth and bread of the increase of the earth: and it was fat and fertile, thy cattle shall feed in that day in a large meadow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And rain shall be given to thy seed, wheresoever thou shalt sow in the land: and the bread of the corn of the land shall be most plentiful, and fat. The lamb in that day shall feed at large in thy possession: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And wherever you sow seed upon the earth, rain will be given to the seed. And bread from the grain of the earth will be very plentiful and full. In that day, the lamb will pasture in the spacious land of your possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He will give rain for the seed you sow in the ground, And the bread that the soil produces will be rich and abundant. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and grain, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. On that day your cattle will graze in broad pastures;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then he shall give rain to your seed, with which you shall sow the ground; and grain of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fertile and plentiful; on that day shall your cattle graze in rich pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And rain shall be given for your seed in the earth, and the grain of the seed of The Earth shall be fat, and the grazing of your cattle is lush in that day in a heavenly place<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shall there be rain to the seed of thy land; and the bread of the fruit of thy land shall be plenteous and rich: and thy cattle shall feed in that day in a fertile and spacious place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-23.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=6395" 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">22</span>So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Then He will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: mə·ṭar (N-msc) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">for the seed</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2232.htm" title="2232: tiz·ra‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To sow, scatter seed. A primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.">you have sown</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">in the ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: wə·le·ḥem (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">and the food</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: tə·ḇū·’aṯ (N-fsc) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce.">that comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">from your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1879.htm" title="1879: ḏā·šên (Adj-ms) -- Fat. From dashen; fat; figuratively, rich, fertile.">rich</a> <a href="/hebrew/8082.htm" title="8082: wə·šā·mên (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Greasy, gross, rich. From shaman; greasy, i.e. Gross; figuratively, rich.">and plentiful.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">your cattle</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: yir·‘eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">will graze</a> <a href="/hebrew/7337.htm" title="7337: nir·ḥāḇ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be or grow wide or large. A primitive root; to broaden.">in open</a> <a href="/hebrew/3733.htm" title="3733: kar (N-msc) -- From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram, including a battering-ram; hence, a meadow; also a pad or camel's saddle.">pastures.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.…<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/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a></span><br />The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23-24</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. / The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26-27</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. / The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<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="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall he give the rain of your seed, that you shall sow the ground with; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall your cattle feed in large pastures.</p><p class="hdg">shall he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></b></br> And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Isaiah 32:20</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are</i> ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth <i>thither</i> the feet of the ox and the ass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2-4</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, <i>which</i> will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen… </p><p class="hdg">it shall </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Isaiah 4:2</a></b></br> In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth <i>shall be</i> excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a></b></br> They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18,26,47</a></b></br> And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm">Enlarged</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Grass-Lands</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Graze</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Meadows</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Needs</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">Plenteous</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Roomy</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Sowest</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-20.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Withal</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Enlarged</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-16.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Grass-Lands</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Graze</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Meadows</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Needs</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Plenteous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Roomy</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Sowest</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/mark/10-39.htm">Withal</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Yield</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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In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, rain was essential for crops to grow, symbolizing God's favor and faithfulness. The promise of rain can be seen as a direct response to the people's repentance and return to God, as rain was often withheld as a form of judgment (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a>). The sending of rain also connects to the covenant blessings outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a>, where obedience to God results in agricultural prosperity. This imagery can also be seen as a type of spiritual renewal, where God provides the necessary conditions for spiritual growth and fruitfulness.<p><b>and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the abundance and prosperity that result from God's blessing. The richness and plentitude of the harvest are indicative of God's generosity and the fulfillment of His promises. In the historical context, a bountiful harvest was a sign of divine favor and was crucial for the survival and economic stability of the community. This abundance can also be seen as a foretaste of the Messianic age, where peace and prosperity will prevail (<a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a>). Theologically, it points to the spiritual nourishment and satisfaction found in Christ, who is the bread of life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<p><b>On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures</b><br>This phrase suggests a time of peace and security, where livestock can graze freely without fear of enemies or scarcity. In the ancient Near East, open pastures were a sign of safety and well-being, as conflicts and invasions often led to restricted movement and access to resources. The imagery of cattle grazing freely is reminiscent of the idyllic conditions described in prophetic visions of the future (<a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a>), where harmony and abundance characterize the reign of the Messiah. This can also be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual rest and freedom believers find in Christ, who is the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>).<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. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of political turmoil and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Isaiah to return to God and trust in Him rather than in political alliances.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, promising blessings and provision to His people if they return to Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the agricultural land of Judah, which is promised to be fruitful and abundant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cattle.htm">Cattle</a></b><br>Represents wealth and sustenance, indicating prosperity and God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_is_conditional_on_obedience.htm">God's Provision is Conditional on Obedience</a></b><br>The promise of rain and abundance is contingent upon the people's return to God. This highlights the importance of aligning our lives with God's will to experience His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The phrase "in that day" suggests a future fulfillment. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect timing for His promises to manifest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_and_physical_abundance.htm">Spiritual and Physical Abundance</a></b><br>While the passage speaks of physical abundance, it also points to spiritual richness. As we sow seeds of faith and righteousness, God promises to nourish and grow them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>The passage reminds us that God controls the elements and can provide rain and fertility. This should lead us to trust in His power over our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_stewardship.htm">Community and Stewardship</a></b><br>The mention of cattle grazing in open pastures suggests a community living in peace and prosperity. Believers are called to be good stewards of God's blessings and to foster community well-being.<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_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_30_33's_topheth_align_with_other_biblical_punishments.htm">Why does Isaiah 30:33 describe a place of burning (Topheth), and does this align or conflict with other biblical references to punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_egypt's_influence_persist.htm">Isaiah 31:3 mentions Egypt's mortal nature--why then does archaeological evidence show Egyptian influence persisting long after this prophecy implied vulnerability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_8_major_judgments.htm">What are the eight major judgments of God?</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>(23) <span class= "bld">Then shall he give the rain . . .</span>--Following in the steps of Joel (<a href="/context/joel/2-21.htm" title="Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.">Joel 2:21-26</a>), the prophet draws a picture of the outward plenty that should follow on the renewal of the nation's inner life.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal</span>; rather, <span class="accented">then shall he give rain for thy seed</span>, <span class="accented">wherewith thou sowest the ground</span>. God, having forgiven his people, will once more renew the blessings of his ordinary providence, giving them "rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness" (<a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Bread of the increase of the earth</span>; rather, <span class="accented">bread</span>, <span class="accented">the produce of the ground</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> ordinary bread, not "bread from heaven," like the manna in the wilderness. <span class="cmt_word">Fat and plenteous</span>; literally, <span class="accented">rich and fat</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Thy cattle.</span> To complete the general prosperity, there should be plentiful pasture for the flocks and herds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-23.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">Then He will send</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַן֩</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain</span><br /><span class="heb">מְטַ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṭar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the seed</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֲךָ֜</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have sown</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּזְרַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(tiz·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2232.htm">Strong's 2232: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the ground,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲדָמָ֗ה</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">and the food</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֶ֙חֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that comes</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבוּאַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇū·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Product, revenue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your land</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 be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rich</span><br /><span class="heb">דָשֵׁ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·šên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1879.htm">Strong's 1879: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, rich, fertile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and plentiful.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמֵ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·mên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8082.htm">Strong's 8082: </a> </span><span class="str2">Greasy, gross, rich</span><br /><br /><span class="word">On that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your cattle</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֶ֛יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will graze</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְעֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·‘eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in open</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְחָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(nir·ḥāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7337.htm">Strong's 7337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or grow wide or large</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pastures.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(kar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:23 He will give the rain for your (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:24" /></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>