Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Bread shall be beaten small; for threshing, he will not forever thresh it; and the wheel of his wagon he put in motion and his horsemen shall not beat it small.
New American Standard Bible
Indeed, he does not continue to thresh it forever.
Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually
He does not thresh it longer.
King James Version
Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
Holman Bible
but is not threshed endlessly.
Though the wheel of the farmer’s cart rumbles,
his horses do not crush it.
International Standard Version
It must be ground; one cannot keep threshing it forever. Even if he drives his cart and horses over it, he cannot crush it.
A Conservative Version
Bread [grain] is ground, for he will not be always threshing it. And though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he does not grind it.
American Standard Version
Bread grain is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it.
Amplified
Bread grain is crushed fine,
Indeed, the farmer does not continue to thresh it forever.
Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually damage it,
He does not thresh it longer.
Bible in Basic English
Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels and his horses go over it without crushing it.
Darby Translation
Bread corn is crushed, because he will not ever be threshing it; and if he drove the wheels of his cart and his horses over it, he would not crush it.
King James 2000
Bread grain is ground; therefore he will not forever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor crush it with his horsemen.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Grain is crushed fine, but certainly one does not thresh it forever; and one drives the wheel of his cart, but his horses do not crush it.
Modern King James verseion
Bread grain is crushed, but not always does one thresh it with threshing. And he drives the wheel of his cart; and his horses do not beat it small.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the wheat, he grindeth it to make bread thereof; Inasmuch as he cannot bring it to pass with treading out. For neither the bruising that the cart wheels make, nor his beasts, can grind it.
NET Bible
Grain is crushed, though one certainly does not thresh it forever. The wheel of one's wagon rolls over it, but his horses do not crush it.
New Heart English Bible
Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses do not grind it.
The Emphasized Bible
Bread-corn, must be crushed, - Yet would he not be evermore, threshing, it, So he hasteneth over it the wheel of his cart, with his horsemen, He crusheth it not!
Webster
Bread-corn is bruised; because he will not always be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
World English Bible
Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don't grind it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Bread -corn is beaten small, For not for ever doth he sorely thresh it, Nor crushed it hath a wheel of his cart, Nor do his hoofs beat it small.
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The cart
Agriculture or husbandry » Beasts used in » Horses
Bread » Corn ground for making
Threshing » Was performed » By the feet of horses and oxen
Interlinear
Lechem
Daqaq
Netsach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 28:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Parable Of Yahweh's Work
27 For the fennel flower shall not be beaten with the threshing sledge, and the wheel of a wagon shall not be turned about upon the cummin; for the fennel flower shall be beaten out with the rod and the cummin with the rod. 28 Bread shall be beaten small; for threshing, he will not forever thresh it; and the wheel of his wagon he put in motion and his horsemen shall not beat it small. 29 Also this shall come forth from Jehovah of armies, he being wonderful of counsel and great of understanding.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 21:10
O my threshing, and the son of my threshing-floor, what I heard from Jehovah of armies the God of Israel, I announced to you.
Amos 9:9
For behold, I command, and I caused the house of Israel to move to and fro among all nations as it will move to and fro in a sieve, and a stone shall not fall to the earth.
Matthew 3:12
Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the store; but he will burn down the chaff in inextinguishable fire.
Matthew 13:37-43
And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man:
Luke 22:31-32
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you, to sift as wheat:
John 12:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, except a kernel of wheat, having fallen into the earth, should die, it remains alone: and if it should die, it brings forth much fruit.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are workers together with God: the agriculture of God, ye are the building of God.
1 Corinthians 9:9-10
For in the law of Moses has been written, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox grinding. Is there not care to God for oxen?