イザヤ書 28:24-26 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:25

When he hath made plain the face thereof ; i.e. leveled it—brought the ground to a tolerably even surface. Doth he not cast abroad the fitches? The Hebrew word translated "fitches"— i.e. "vetches"—is qetsach , which is generally allowed to represent the Nigella sativa , a sort of ranun-cuhs, which is cultivated in many parts of the East for the sake of its seeds. These are black, and have an aromatic flavor. Dioscorides (3:83) and Pliny ( Isaiah 19:8 ) say that they were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:26

For his God doth instruct him . Through the reason which God has given to men, they deal thus prudently and carefully with the pieces of land which they cultivate. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:24

Doth the plowman ... - The question here asked implies that he does “not” plow all the day. The interrogative form is often the most emphatic mode of affirmation.All day - The sense is, does he do nothing else but plow? Is this the only thing which is necessary to be done in order to obtain a harvest? The idea which the prophet intends to convey here is this. A farmer does not suppose that he can obtain a harvest by doing nothing else but plow. There is much else to be done. So it would be just... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:25

When he hath made plain ... - That is, when he has leveled, or made smooth the surface of the ground by harrowing, or rolling it.Doth he not scatter abroad - He does not sow one kind of grain merely, but different species according to the nature of the soil, or according to his wishes in regard to a crop.The fitches - (קצח qetsach). Vulgate, Gith; a kind of cockle (Nigella Romana), an herb of sweet savor. Septuagint, Μικρόν μελάνθιον Mikron melanthion. The word ‘fitch’ denotes a small species... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:26

For his God doth instruct him ... - Margin, ‘He bindeth it in such sort as his God doth teach him.’ The more correct idea is conveyed in the text. The word יסרו yiserô, properly means, he instructs, admonishes, or teaches him. The idea that skill in agriculture is communicated by God is not one that is discordant to reason, or to the general teachings of the Bible. Thus the achitectural and mechanical skill of Bezaleel and Aholiab, by which they were enabled to make the tabernacle, is said... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 28:23-25

Isaiah 28:23-25. Give ye ear Observe what I say, and do you judge if it be not reasonable. “We have here the last member of this section, in which this severe judgment of God, denounced in the preceding verses, is defended by a parable taken from agriculture, wherein the prophet represents allegorically the intentions and methods of the divine judgments.” “As the husbandman uses various methods in preparing his land, and adapting it to the several kinds of seed to be sown, with a due... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 28:26

Isaiah 28:26. For his God doth instruct him The art of husbandry is so necessary for the support of human life, that all men have ascribed its original to God as the inventor and ordainer of it. The Most High hath ordained husbandry, saith the son of Sirach, Sir 7:15 . In like manner, Virgil, Georg., lib. 1. line 121: “ Pater ipse colendi Haud facilem esse viam voluit, primusq; per artem Movit agros .” “Himself invented first the shining share, And whetted human industry by care;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:1-29

28:1-33:24 HEZEKIAH AND THE ASSYRIANSBefore reading Chapters 28-33, readers should be familiar with the historical background found in the introduction under the heading ‘Judah’s new policies under Hezekiah’. Hezekiah reversed the policies of his father Ahaz. Whereas Ahaz sought help from Assyria to oppose Israel and Syria, Hezekiah sought help from Egypt to oppose Assyria. Isaiah opposed both policies alike. Faith in God, not reliance on foreign powers, is Judah’s only hope for survival. The... read more

E.W. Bullinger