Isaiah 32:20 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 32:20

Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.

BSB

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ASV

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.

KJV

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Letter 63.88 (397)

Accordingly, like a perfect man learned in the law and made firm in the gospel, accept the faith of both Testaments, for, as we read today, "Blessed is he who sows upon every water, where the ox and the donkey tread," that is, who sows upon the people who follow the teaching of both Testaments. This is the ploughman's ox, wearing the yoke of the law, of which the law says, "You shall not muzzle the ox that treads out your corn," for this ox has the horns of holy Scripture.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Waters - In all moist grounds, which are like to yield good fruit. But this also is to be understood of the times of the gospel, and of the great and happy success of the ministers of it.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This is applicable, [1.] To the preaching of the word. Some think it points at the ministry of the apostles, who, as husbandmen, went forth to sow their seed ( Matt. xiii. 3 ); they sowed beside all waters; they preached the gospel wherever they came.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That sow beside all waters “Who sow your seed in every well-watered place” - Sir John Chardin’s note on this place is: “This exactly answers the manner of planting rice; for they sow it upon the water, and before sowing, while the earth is covered with water, they cause the ground to be trodden by oxen, horses, and asses, who go mid-leg deep; and this is the way of preparing the ground for sowing.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Address to the women of Jerusalem who troubled themselves little about the political signs of the times, but lived a life of self-indulgence (Isa 3:16-23); the failure of food through the devastations of the enemy is here foretold, being what was most likely to affect them as mothers of families, heretofore accustomed to every luxury.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם	'ash.rei.Khem	how blessed [are]! you	H835 →
זֹרְעֵ֖י	zo.re.'Ei	O [those who] sow	H2232 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
מָ֑יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י	me.sha.le.Chei	O [those who] let loose	H7971 →
רֶֽגֶל־	re.gel-	[the] foot of	H7272 →
הַשּׁ֖וֹר	ha.Shor	the ox	H7794 →
וְהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ ס	ve.ha.cha.Mor	and the donkey	H2543 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 3:18
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
leads to
- Matthew 5:9
  Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- 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.
- Philippians 1:11
  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- Isaiah 32:16–17
  Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
Through
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6
  Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Isaiah

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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