Isaiah 30:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Shall he

It shall

Isaiah 4:2

Psalm 36:8

Thy cattle

General references

Leviticus 25:19

Bible References

Shall he

I will make it a wasteland; no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, and thorns and briers will grow there. I will order the clouds not to drop any rain on it.

you will be blessed, you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams, you who let your ox and donkey graze.

This is what the Lord, the one who made you, says -- the one who formed you in the womb and helps you: "Don't be afraid, my servant Jacob, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen!

The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.

The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.

You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.

He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.

As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water.

Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this."

I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.

"At that time, I will willingly respond," declares the Lord. "I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;

Do not fear, my land! Rejoice and be glad, because the Lord has accomplished great things!

"I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. I gave rain to one city, but not to another. One field would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.

But I will be different now to this remnant of my people from the way I was in those days,' says the Lord who rules over all,

Ask the Lord for rain in the season of the late spring rains -- the Lord who causes thunderstorms -- and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.

"Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter," says the Lord who rules over all, "to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

For "physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come."

It shall

At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.

They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.

Thy cattle

Then seven fat and fine-looking cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.

Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.

Israel has rebelled like a stubborn heifer! Soon the Lord will put them out to pasture like a lamb in a broad field!

But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.

General references

"'The land will give its fruit and you may eat until you are satisfied, and you may live securely in the land.