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Isaiah 32:20

32:19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. low in: or, utterly abased
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

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Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.

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

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

What does Isaiah 32:20 mean?

Isaiah 32:20 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶשֶׁר (ʼesher), זָרַע (zâraʻ), מַיִם (mayim). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Blessedאֶשֶׁרʼesher/eh'-sher/H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
are
ye
that
sowזָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
beside
all
waters,מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
that
send
forthשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
thither
the
feetרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
of
the
oxשׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)
and
the
ass.חֲמוֹרchămôwr/kham-ore'/H2543a male ass (from its dun red)

Commentary on Isaiah 32:20

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 32:20
per">1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord : but a just weight is his delight. As religion towards God is a branch of universal righteousness (he is not an honest man that is not devout), so righteousness towards men is a branch of true religion, for he is not a godly man that is not honest, nor can he expect that his devotion should be accepted; for, 1. Nothing is more offensive to God than deceit in commerce. A false balance is here put for all manner of unjust and fraudulent practices in dealing with any person, which are all an abomination to the Lord, and render those abominable to him that allow themselves in the use of such accursed arts of thriving. It is an affront to justice, which God is the patron of, as well as a wrong to our neighbour, whom God is the protector of. Men make light of such frauds, and think there is no sin in that which there is money to be got by, and, while it passes undiscovered, they cannot blame themselves for it; a blot is no blot till it is hit, Hos. xii. 7, 8 . But they are not the less an abomination to God, who will be the avenger of those that are defrauded by their brethren. 2. Nothing is more pleasing to God than fair and honest dealing, nor more necessary to make us and our devotions acceptable to him: A just weight is his delight. He himself goes by a just weight, and holds the scale of judgment with an even hand, and therefore is pleased with those that are herein followers of him. A balance cheats, under pretence of doing right most exactly, and therefore is the greater abomination to God. 2 When prid

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

Psalms 26:1

A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? before: Heb. not in thy time?

Isaiah 1:28

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. destruction: Heb. breaking

Isaiah 13:6

Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 21:7

And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

Isaiah 28:18

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. trodden: Heb. a treading down to it

Isaiah 32:5

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

John 7:17

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 32:20.

Genesis 32:5

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come

Deuteronomy 22:10

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

Deuteronomy 22:4

Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

Deuteronomy 5:14

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

Deuteronomy 5:21

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Exodus 21:33

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

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What does Isaiah 32:20 say?

Isaiah 32:20 (King James Version) reads: "Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass."

Is Isaiah 32:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 32:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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