Isaiah 37:30

37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

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This shall be the sign to you. You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from the same; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

And this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year that which springs of the same: and in the third year sow you, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: the remnant: Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth

What does Isaiah 37:30 mean?

Isaiah 37:30 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אוֹת (ʼôwth), אָכַל (ʼâkal), שָׁנֶה (shâneh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

this

shall

signאוֹתʼôwth/oth/H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

unto

thee,

shall

eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

this

yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

such

growethסָפִיחַçâphîyach/saw-fee'-akh/H5599something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet

itself;

and

the

secondשֵׁנִיshênîy/shay-nee'/H8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again

yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

that

which

springethשָׁחִיסshâchîyç/shaw-khece'/H7823aftergrowth

the

same:

and

the

thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshᵉlîyshîy/shel-ee-shee'/H7992third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)

yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

sowזָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify

ye,

and

reap,קָצַרqâtsar/kaw-tsar'/H7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)

and

plantנָטַעnâṭaʻ/naw-tah'/H5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)

vineyards,כֶּרֶםkerem/keh'-rem/H3754a garden or vineyard

and

eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

the

fruitפְּרִיpᵉrîy/per-ee'/H6529fruit (literally or figuratively)

thereof.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 37:30.

2 Kings 19:29

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 32:19

And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

Genesis 6:16

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates

Leviticus 25:11

A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 37:30 say?

Isaiah 37:30 (King James Version) reads: "And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof."

Is Isaiah 37:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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