Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Then He will give the rain for your seed With which you sow the ground, And bread of the increase of the earth; It will be fat and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed In large pastures.
- NASB Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.
- NLT Then the Lord will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.
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Quick answer
God will send rain for the crops so the land yields rich, plentiful bread and ample pasture. It matters because restored fellowship with God brings renewed material blessing.
Overview
Isaiah depicts God reversing curse with abundant harvest and grazing land for the day of renewal. The picture of fertility signals God's favor returning to His people. Such Edenic abundance foreshadows the full restoration of creation under God's reign, the goal toward which redemption in Christ moves.
Cross-references & the web
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- Zech 8:11–12But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Ps 65:9–13You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
- Isa 32:20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
- Amos 4:7–8“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.
- Isa 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
- Ps 104:13–14He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
- Ps 144:12–14Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
- 1 Tim 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
- Ps 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Gen 41:18when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
- Zech 10:1Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.
- Mal 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
- Joel 2:21–26Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
- Isa 4:2On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
- Isa 55:10–11For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
- Isa 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
- Jer 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
- Ps 107:35–38He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
- Matt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Ezek 36:25–26I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Mal 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- Hos 2:21–23“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.
- Isa 44:2–4This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
- Gen 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
- Gen 41:47During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
- Hos 4:16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
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