Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version how blessed you will be, sowing your seed by every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range free. New Living Translation the LORD will greatly bless his people. Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up. Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely. English Standard Version Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free. Berean Standard Bible Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. King James Bible Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. New King James Version Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey. New American Standard Bible How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let the ox and the donkey out freely. NASB 1995 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey. NASB 1977 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey. Legacy Standard Bible How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey. Amplified Bible Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely. Christian Standard Bible You will be happy as you sow seed beside abundant water, and as you let oxen and donkeys range freely. Holman Christian Standard Bible Those who sow seed are happy beside abundant waters; they let ox and donkey range freely. American Standard Version Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass. Contemporary English Version You will have God's blessing, as you plant your crops beside streams, while your donkeys and cattle roam freely about. English Revised Version Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass. GOD'S WORD® Translation Blessed are those who plant beside every stream and those who let oxen and donkeys roam freely. Good News Translation How happy everyone will be with plenty of water for the crops and safe pasture everywhere for the donkeys and cattle. International Standard Version How happy you will be, sowing your seed beside every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range freely!" Majority Standard Bible Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. NET Bible you will be blessed, you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams, you who let your ox and donkey graze. New Heart English Bible Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey. Webster's Bible Translation Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. World English Bible Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBlessed [are] you sowing by all waters, "" Sending forth the foot of the ox and the donkey! Young's Literal Translation Happy are ye sowing by all waters, Sending forth the foot of the ox and the ass! Smith's Literal Translation Happy ye sowing upon all waters, sending the foot of the ox and the ass. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBlessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed are you who sow over any waters, sending the feet of the ox and the donkey there. New American Bible Happy are you who sow beside every stream, and let the ox and the donkey go freely! New Revised Standard Version Happy will you be who sow beside every stream, who let the ox and the donkey range freely. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBlessed are you who sow beside all waters, the place which is trodden under the feet of the ox and the ass. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Blessed are you who sow on all waters, wherever bulls and male donkeys tread OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, That send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass. Brenton Septuagint Translation Blessed are they that sow by every water, where the ox and ass tread. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Women of Jerusalem…19But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths. 20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. Cross References Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ... Matthew 13:23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.” Mark 4:20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.” John 4:36 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. Psalm 126:5-6 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Proverbs 11:18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. Jeremiah 31:5 Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit. Treasury of Scripture Blessed are you that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. blessed Isaiah 19:5-7 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up… Isaiah 30:23 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. Isaiah 55:10,11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: … the ox Isaiah 30:24 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. 1 Corinthians 9:9-11 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? … Jump to Previous Ass Blessed Cattle Donkey Donkeys Feet Foot Forth Free Freely Happy Letting Ox Planting Range Seed Sending Sow Sowing Stream Thither WatersJump to Next Ass Blessed Cattle Donkey Donkeys Feet Foot Forth Free Freely Happy Letting Ox Planting Range Seed Sending Sow Sowing Stream Thither WatersIsaiah 32 1. The blessings of Christ's kingdom9. Desolation is foreshown 14. Restoration is promised to succeed Blessed are those The term "blessed" in Hebrew is "אַשְׁרֵי" (ashrei), which conveys a sense of happiness, fortune, and divine favor. In the context of Isaiah, this blessing is not merely material but spiritual, indicating a state of being in alignment with God's will. The use of "blessed" here suggests a divine approval and a promise of prosperity and peace for those who follow God's ways. who sow beside abundant waters who let the ox and donkey range freely Verse 20. - Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters. The idyllic picture, begun in ver. 15, terminates here. The people of the kingdom have a well-watered land (Isaiah 30:25), where they live peacefully, sowing their seed beside the water-courses, and having abundant pasture for their peaceful beasts - the ox and the ass (comp. Isaiah 30:24). A spiritual meaning doubtless underlies the literal sense. |
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