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In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock. <a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and fat; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture. <a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 and roomy pastures. <a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a> 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">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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: <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</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> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">God's Mercies</a> …22So 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!” 23<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> 24The 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> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a> 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. <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23-24</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a> 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. ... <a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26-27</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a> 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. <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a> 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. <a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a> “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. <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a> “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. <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a> But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a> 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! <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a> 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. <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a> 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> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.shall he<a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Isaiah 32:20</a> Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.<a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2-4</a> Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen… it shall <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Isaiah 4:2</a> In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.<a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a> They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.<a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18,26,47</a> And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: … <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>1. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">And contempt of God's word</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">God's mercies toward his church</a> 27. <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria</a> </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.and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful 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>).On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures 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. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> 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. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> 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. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The central figure in this passage, promising blessings and provision to His people if they return to Him. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the agricultural land of Judah, which is promised to be fruitful and abundant. 5. <a href="/topical/c/cattle.htm">Cattle</a> Represents wealth and sustenance, indicating prosperity and God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_is_conditional_on_obedience.htm">God's Provision is Conditional on Obedience</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> The phrase "in that day" suggests a future fulfillment. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect timing for His promises to manifest. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_and_physical_abundance.htm">Spiritual and Physical Abundance</a> 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. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a> 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. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_stewardship.htm">Community and Stewardship</a> 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> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <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> <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> <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) Then shall he give the rain . . .--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.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; rather, then shall he give rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground. 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>). Bread of the increase of the earth; rather, bread, the produce of the ground; i.e. ordinary bread, not "bread from heaven," like the manna in the wilderness. Fat and plenteous; literally, rich and fat. Thy cattle. To complete the general prosperity, there should be plentiful pasture for the flocks and herds. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then He will send וְנָתַן֩ (wə·nā·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set rain מְטַ֨ר (mə·ṭar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> Rain for the seed זַרְעֲךָ֜ (zar·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have sown תִּזְרַ֣ע (tiz·ra‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2232.htm">Strong's 2232: </a> To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify in the ground, הָאֲדָמָ֗ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land and the food וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ (wə·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain that comes תְּבוּאַ֣ת (tə·ḇū·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> Product, revenue from your land הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land will be וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be rich דָשֵׁ֖ן (ḏā·šên) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1879.htm">Strong's 1879: </a> Fat, rich, fertile and plentiful. וְשָׁמֵ֑ן (wə·šā·mên) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8082.htm">Strong's 8082: </a> Greasy, gross, rich On that הַה֖וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day your cattle מִקְנֶ֛יךָ (miq·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition will graze יִרְעֶ֥ה (yir·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with in open נִרְחָֽב׃ (nir·ḥāḇ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7337.htm">Strong's 7337: </a> To be or grow wide or large pastures. כַּ֥ר (kar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23 Catholic Bible</a> <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>