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Isaiah 28:25–27

25 When he has leveled its surface,

Does he not sow the black cummin

And scatter the cummin,

Plant the wheat in rows,

The barley in the appointed place,

And the 5spelt in its place?

26 For He instructs him in right judgment,

His God teaches him.

27 For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing sledge,

Nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cummin;

But the black cummin is beaten out with a stick,

And the cummin with a rod.

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Isaiah 28:25–27 — The New International Version (NIV)

25 When he has leveled the surface,

does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?

Does he not plant wheat in its place,

barley in its plot,

and spelt in its field?

26 His God instructs him

and teaches him the right way.

27 Caraway is not threshed with a sledge,

nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin;

caraway is beaten out with a rod,

and cumin with a stick.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — English Standard Version (ESV)

25 When he has leveled its surface,

does he not scatter dill, sow cumin,

and put in wheat in rows

and barley in its proper place,

and emmer as the border?

26 For he is rightly instructed;

his God teaches him.

27 Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge,

nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin,

but dill is beaten out with a stick,

and cumin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

25 When he hath made plain the face thereof,

Doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin,

And cast in the principal wheat

And the appointed barley and the rie in their place?

26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument,

Neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin;

But the fitches are beaten out with a staff,

And the cummin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

25 Does he not finally plant his seeds—

black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat—

each in its proper way,

and each in its proper place?

26 The farmer knows just what to do,

for God has given him understanding.

27 A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin;

rather, it is beaten with a light stick.

A threshing wheel is never rolled on cumin;

instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — New Century Version (NCV)

25 He makes the ground flat and smooth.

Then he plants the dill and scatters the cumin.

He plants the wheat in rows,

the barley in its special place,

and other wheat as a border around the field.

26 His God teaches him

and shows him the right way.

27 A farmer doesn’t use heavy boards to crush dill;

he doesn’t use a wagon wheel to crush cumin.

He uses a small stick to break open the dill,

and with a stick he opens the cumin.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

25 When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof? 26 For his God doth instruct him aright, and doth teach him. 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

25 Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border? 26 His God doth instruct him in his judgment, he doth teach him. 27 For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but dill is beaten out with a staff, and cummin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

25 When he has smoothed its surface, 

doesn’t he scatter black cumin seed and plant cumin? 

Doesn’t he plant wild wheat in rows? 

Doesn’t he put barley in its own area 

and winter wheat at its borders? 

26 God will guide him in judgment, 

and his God will teach him. 

27 Black cumin isn’t threshedwith a sledge, 

and wagon wheels aren’t rolled over cumin. 

Black cumin is beaten with a rod 

and cumin with a stick. 

Isaiah 28:25–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

25 When he has leveled its surface,

does he not then scatter black cumin and sow cumin?

He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots,

with spelt as their border.

26 His God teaches him order;

He instructs him.

27 Certainly black cumin is not threshed

with a threshing board,

and a cart wheel is not rolled over the cumin.

But black cumin is beaten out with a stick,

and cumin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

25 When they have leveled its surface,

do they not scatter dill, sow cummin,

and plant wheat in rows

and barley in its proper place,

and spelt as the border?

26 For they are well instructed;

their God teaches them.

27 Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge,

nor is a cart wheel rolled over cummin;

but dill is beaten out with a stick,

and cummin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

25 When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill,

and sow cumin seed,

and plant wheat in planted rows,

and barley in an appointed place,

and spelt grain as its border?

26 And his God instructs him about the prescription;

he teaches him.

27 For dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge,

nor is a wheel of a utility cart rolled over cumin,

but dill is beaten out with a stick,

and cumin with a rod.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

25 When he’s made the surface even, doesn’t he plant caraway seeds?

Doesn’t he scatter cummin?

Doesn’t he plant wheat in its proper place?

Doesn’t he plant barley where it belongs?

Doesn’t he plant spelt along the edge of the field?

26 His God directs him.

He teaches him the right way to do his work.

27 Caraway seeds are beaten out with a rod.

They aren’t separated out under a threshing sled.

Cummin seeds are beaten out with a stick.

The wheel of a cart isn’t rolled over them.

Isaiah 28:25–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

25 Does he not level its surface

And sow dill and scatter cummin

And plant wheat in rows,

Barley in its place and rye within its area?

26 For his God instructs and teaches him properly.

27 For dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge,

Nor is the cartwheel driven over cummin;

But dill is beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a club.


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