Isaiah 30:24

Contemporary English Version

Even the oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will be fed the finest grain.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder scattered with winnowing shovel and fork.

Hebrew Names Version
the oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
and the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.

New American Standard Bible
Also the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned feed, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.

New Century Version
Your oxen and donkeys that work the soil will have all the food they need. You will have to use shovels and pitchforks to spread all their food.

Amplified Bible
Also the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.

World English Bible
the oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The oxen also and the yong asses, that till the ground, shall eate cleane prouender, which is winowed with the shoouel and with the fanne.

Legacy Standard Bible
Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.

Berean Standard Bible
The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder that has been winnowed with the shovel and pitchfork.

Complete Jewish Bible
The oxen and donkeys that work the land will eat a tasty mixture, winnowed free of chaff, spread by pitchfork and shovel.

Darby Translation
and the oxen and the asses that till the ground shall eat salted provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

Easy-to-Read Version
Your cattle and donkeys will have all the food they need. There will be much food. You will have to use shovels and pitchforks to spread all the food for your animals to eat.

George Lamsa Translation
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.

Good News Translation
The oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will eat the finest and best fodder.

Lexham English Bible
and the oxen and the donkeys that till the ground will eat fodder, sorrel that has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.

Literal Translation
Also, the oxen and the young asses that till the ground shall eat seasoned fodder which one winnows with the shovel and with the fork.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yee thyne oxe and Mules that till the grounde, shal eate good fodder, which is pourged wt ye fanne.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And the oxen and the young asses which are used for ploughing, will have salted grain which has been made free from the waste with fork and basket.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.

King James Version (1611)
The oxen likewise and the yong asses that eare the ground, shall eate cleane prouender which hath bene winnowed with the shouell and with the fanne.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The oxen lykewyse and the young asses that eare the grounde shall eate cleane prouender, whiche is purged with the winde and the fanne.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Your bulls and your oxen that till the ground, shall eat chaff mixed with winnowed barley.

English Revised Version
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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thi bolis and coltis of assis, that worchen the lond, schulen ete barli with chaf meynd togidere, as it is wyndewid in the cornfloor.

Update Bible Version
the oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground shall eat savory fodder, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New English Translation
The oxen and donkeys used in plowing will eat seasoned feed winnowed with a shovel and pitchfork.

New King James Version
Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground Will eat cured fodder, Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan.

New Living Translation
The oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat good grain, its chaff blown away by the wind.

New Life Bible
The oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted grain, which has been spread out with certain tools.

New Revised Standard
and the oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat silage, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the oxen and the young asses that till the ground, salted provender, shall eat, which hath been winnowed with shovel or fan.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled provender as it was winnowed in the floor.

Revised Standard Version
and the oxen and the asses that till the ground will eat salted provender, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.

Young's Literal Translation
And the oxen and the young asses serving the ground, Fermented provender do eat, That one is winnowing with shovel and fan.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ The Lord God is waiting to show how kind he is and to have pity on you. The Lord always does right; he blesses those who trust him. ¹⁹ People of Jerusalem, you don't need to cry anymore. The Lord is kind, and as soon as he hears your cries for help, he will come. ²⁰ The Lord has given you trouble and sorrow as your food and drink. But now you will again see the Lord, your teacher, and he will guide you. ²¹ Whether you turn to the right or to the left, you will hear a voice saying, "This is the road! Now follow it." ²² Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like garbage; you will throw them away like filthy rags. ²³ 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. ²⁴ Even the oxen and donkeys that plow your fields will be fed the finest grain. ²⁵ On that day people will be slaughtered and towers destroyed, but streams of water will flow from high hills and towering mountains. ²⁶ Then the Lord will bandage his people's injuries and heal the wounds he has caused. The moon will shine as bright as the sun, and the sun will shine seven times brighter than usual. It will be like the light of seven days all at once.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

oxen: Deuteronomy 25:4, 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Corinthians 9:10

ear the ground: Genesis 45:6, Exodus 34:21, Deuteronomy 21:4, 1 Samuel 8:12

clean: or, savory, Heb. leavened

Reciprocal: Psalms 67:6 - Then Psalms 85:12 - our land Isaiah 14:30 - the poor Isaiah 32:20 - the ox Ezekiel 34:14 - feed them Joel 2:22 - afraid Matthew 3:12 - fan

Cross-References

Genesis 30:1
Rachel was very jealous of Leah for having children, and she said to Jacob, "I'll die if you don't give me some children!"

Genesis 30:9
When Leah realized she could not have any more children, she let Jacob marry her servant Zilpah,

Genesis 30:13
Leah exclaimed, "I'm happy now, and all the women will say how happy I am." So she named him Asher.

Genesis 30:15
but Leah said, "It's bad enough that you stole my husband! Now you want my son's love flowers too." "All right," Rachel answered. "Let me have the flowers, and you can sleep with Jacob tonight."

Genesis 30:17
and God answered Leah's prayers by giving her a fifth son.

Genesis 30:18
Leah shouted, "God has rewarded me for letting Jacob marry my servant," and she named the boy Issachar.

Genesis 30:21
Later, Leah had a daughter and named her Dinah.

Genesis 30:22
Finally, God remembered Rachel—he answered her prayer by giving her a son. "God has taken away my disgrace," she said.

Genesis 30:26
You know how hard I've worked for you, so let me take my wives and children and leave."

Genesis 37:2
and this is the story of his family. When Jacob's son Joseph was seventeen years old, he took care of the sheep with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. But he was always telling his father all sorts of bad things about his brothers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground,.... Or till it; for though these might not be joined together in a yoke, yet they were made use of separately in ploughing land,

Deuteronomy 22:10:

shall eat clean provender; the word for "provender" signifies a mixture, such as cattle eat, especially horses, as beans, oats, barley, and fitches, and of which there should be such plenty, that the cattle should eat of it; not of the chaff and husks of these, nor these in their husk and straw, but as cleansed from them, as follows:

which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan: with the former of which the corn was raised up and shook, and with the latter fanned. Now this is expressive of great plenty, that cattle should feed on winnowed corn. The Septuagint indeed render it,

"they shall eat chaff mixed with winnowed barley;''

but if they were to eat chaff with it, there would be no need to winnow it. This may be mystically understood of apostles, and of apostolical men, as Jerom; and of all Gospel preachers, especially in the latter day, who labour in the word and doctrine, and feed upon the pure food of the Gospel themselves, and bring it to others; see 1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Timothy 5:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The young donkeys that ear the ground - Hebrew, ‘Labouring,’ or ‘cultivating the ground,’ that is, plowing it. The Old English word “ear” (from the Latin aro) meant to till, to cultivate. The word is now obselete, but this is the sense which it has in the Bible Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21; Deu 21:4; 1 Samuel 8:12.

Shall eat clean provender - Margin, ‘Leavened,’ or ‘savory.’ The word rendered ‘provender’ (בליל b^elı̂yl) is a verbal from בלל bâlal, “to mix, mingle, confuse;” and denotes provender that is made by “mixing” various substances, “maslin” or “farago,” a mixture of barley, oats, vetches, and beans, which seem to have been sown together, and reaped at the same time Job 6:5; Job 24:6. The word rendered ‘clean,’ (חמיץ châmiyts) is not quite so plain in its signification. Kimchi explains it by נקי nâqiy, “pure, clean.” Gesenius renders it ‘salted,’ and supposes that it refers to fodder that was mixed with salted hay. The Septuagint renders it, ‘Provender mixed with winnowed barley.’ But the real notion of the word is that which is “fermented,” from חמיץ châmēts, “to be sour;” to be leavened. Lowth renders it, ‘well fermented.’ Noyes, ‘well seasoned.’ The idea seems to be that of a provender made of a mixture of various substances - as of grain, beans, vetches, herbs, hay, and probably salt, which, when mixed, “would” ferment, and which was regarded as nutritious and wholesome for cattle. A similar compound is used by the Arabs still (see Bochart, i. 2, 7; and Faber, and Harmer’s “Observations,” i. 409).

Which hath been winnowed - That is, which is the pure grain, which is not fed to them as it is sometimes, before it is separated from the chaff. Grain shall be so abundant in that time of prosperity that even the cattle may be fed with grain prepared as it is usually for man.

With the shovel - The large shovel by which the grain in the chaff was thrown up in the wind that the grain might be separated from the chaff.

The fan - This word properly means that by which anything is “scattered” - a shovel by which the grain is thrown or tossed into the wind. ‘Those who form their opinion of the latter article by an English fan, will entertain a very erroneous notion. That of the East is made of the fibrous part of the palmirah or cocoa-tree leaves, and measures about a yard each way.’ (Roberts).