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Isaiah 28:24 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Isaiah 28:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 28 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?”
Isaiah 28:24 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 28:24
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? Isaiah begins the agricultural parable with rhetorical questions expecting "No" answers. Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? (hakol hayyom yacharosh hacharesh lizro'a, הֲכֹל הַיּוֹם יַחֲרֹשׁ הַחֹרֵשׁ לִזְרוֹעַ, does the plowman plow all the day for sowing?) Obviously not—plowing is preparatory, not the goal. Doth he open and break the clods of his ground? (yefatach visadded admato, יְפַתַּח וִיסַדֵּד אַדְמָתוֹ, does he open and harrow his land?) Harrowing breaks up clods, but it's temporary stage, not perpe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 28:24
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“Break up your fallow ground”
“And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught”