Isaiah 28:24

Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Isaiah 28:24

BSB
Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
AKJV
Does the plowman plow all day to sow? does he open and break the clods of his ground?
CPDV
Would the plowman, after plowing all day so that he may sow, instead cut open and hoe his soil?
ERV
Doth the plowman plow continually to sow? doth he continually open and break the clods of his ground?
NHEB
Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods?
SMT
Shall he ploughing, plough all the day to sow? shall he open and level his earth?

Word Study (Strong’s) for Isaiah 28:24

DoththeplowmanH2790VerbplowH2790VerballdayH3117Noun MasculinetosowH2232VerbdothheopenH6605VerbandbreaktheclodsH7702VerbofhisgroundH127Noun Feminine

Commentary for Isaiah 28:24

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Isaiah 28:24
Summary
Rhetorical question about farming practices
Event
Question about plowing
Estimated Time Period
c. 700 BC
Category
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