Isaiah 28:23–26
¶ Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
¶ Giue yee eare, and heare my voyce, hearken and heare my speach.
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and breake the clods of his ground?
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?
‖‖†When hee hath made plaine the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principall wheate, and the appointed barly and the rye in their place?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, the wheat in the principall place and barley in the appointed place.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, spelt.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. border.
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
‖For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, and he bindeth it in such sort as God doth teach him.
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From verse 23
- Isaiah 1:2Rank 1 from verse 23
- Jeremiah 22:29Rank 2 from verse 23
- Deuteronomy 32:1Rank 3 from verse 23
- Revelation 2:11Rank 4 from verse 23
- Revelation 2:14Rank 5 from verse 23
14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
14But I haue a fewe things against thee, because thou hast there them that holde the doctrine of *Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling blocke before the children of Israel, to eate things sacrificed vnto idoles, and to commit fornication.
- Revelation 2:29Rank 6 from verse 23
- Revelation 2:7Rank 7 from verse 23
7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
7Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches: To him that ouercommeth will I giue to eate of the tree of life, which is in the middest of the Paradise of God.
From verse 24
- Hosea 10:11–12Rank 1 from verse 24
11And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
11†And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught and loueth to tread out the corne, but I passed ouer vpon her faire necke: I will make Ephraim to ride: Iudah shall plow, and Iacob shall breake his clods.
12*Sow to your selues in righteousnesse, reape in mercie: breake vp your fallow ground: for it is time to seeke the LORD, till he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you.
- Jeremiah 4:3Rank 2 from verse 24
From verse 25
- Ezekiel 4:9Rank 1 from verse 25
9¶ Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
9¶ ‖Take thou also vnto thee wheat, and barley, and beanes, and lentils, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessell, and make thee bread thereof according to the number of the dayes that thou shalt lie vpon thy side; three hundreth and ninetie dayes shalt thou eate thereof.
- Matthew 23:23Rank 2 from verse 25
23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
23Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; *for yee pay tithe of mint, and annise, and cummine, and haue omitted the weightier matters of the Law, iudgement, mercie and faith: these ought ye to haue done, and not to leaue the other vndone.
- Exodus 9:31–32Rank 3 from verse 25
31And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
32But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
31And the flaxe, and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the eare, and the flaxe was bolled:
32But the wheat and the rye were not smitten: for they were †not growen vp.
From verse 26
- Exodus 31:3–6Rank 1 from verse 26
3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
5And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
3And I haue filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, and in vnderstanding, and in knowledge, and in all maner of workemanship,
4To deuise cunning workes, to worke in golde, and in siluer, and in brasse,
5And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in caruing of timber, to worke in all maner of workemanship.
6And I, behold, I haue giuen with him, Aholiab the sonne of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I haue put wisedome, that they may make all that I haue commanded thee:
- Exodus 36:2Rank 2 from verse 26
2And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
2And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and euery wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisedome, euen euery one whose heart stirred him vp to come vnto the worke to doe it.
- Daniel 1:17Rank 3 from verse 26
17¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
17¶ As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge, and skil in all learning and wisedome, ‖and Daniel had vnderstanding in all visions and dreames.
- Exodus 28:3Rank 4 from verse 26
3And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
3And thou shalt speake vnto all that are wise hearted, whom I haue filled with the spirit of wisedome, that they may make Aarons garments to consecrate him, that hee may minister vnto me in the Priests office.
- James 1:17Rank 5 from verse 26
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
17Euery good gift, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, & commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whom is no variablenesse, neither shadow of turning.
- Psalms 144:1Rank 8 from verse 26
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Isaiah 28:23
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.
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1. Spoken words, discourse, or a message communicated in words. 2. The manner, quality, or ability of speaking. 3. A language or dialect.
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Isaiah 28:24
Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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One that plows or holds a plow.
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Sense 1: An implement for cutting and turning soil. Sense 2: As a verb, to till or break up the ground with it.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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Sense 1: To scatter or plant seed. Sense 2: Figuratively, to spread what will produce a result. Sense 3: An adult female swine.
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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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1. To separate, fracture, burst, or open. 2. To interrupt or violate. 3. To subdue. 4. To burst forth.
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Sense 1: The soil, earth, land, floor, or supporting surface. Sense 2: Figuratively, a basis, support, or foundation. Sense 3: Crushed or reduced to small particles by grinding.
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A compact lump of earth, soil, or dust.
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DEFINED WORDS
Isaiah 28:25
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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1. A level tract of land. 2. Clear or evident. 3. Simple or unadorned.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.
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Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.
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Vetches; a kind of seed-bearing plant.
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To disperse, spread abroad, separate, drive away, divide, cast in different directions, or cause persons, peoples, seed, goods, or forces no longer to remain gathered.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: First, chief, or highest in rank or importance. Sense 2: A chief person or leading thing.
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A grain-bearing plant and its seed, commonly ground into flour for bread.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.
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A cultivated grain crop sown in an appointed place and maturing later than the barley and flax named in the Egyptian plague account.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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DEFINED WORDS
Isaiah 28:26
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The one true God.
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Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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To teach, train, direct, counsel, warn, or correct.
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COMBINED MEANING
discretion
Wise discernment, judgment, or understanding.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.
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22Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
22Now therefore be yee not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I haue heard from the LORD God of hostes a consumption euen determined vpon the whole earth.
23¶ Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
23¶ Giue yee eare, and heare my voyce, hearken and heare my speach.
Selected passage24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and breake the clods of his ground?
Selected passage25When 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?
25‖‖†When hee hath made plaine the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principall wheate, and the appointed barly and the rye in their place?
Selected passage26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
26‖For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Selected passage27For 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.
27For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheele turned about vpon the cummin: but the fitches are beaten out with a staffe, and the cummin with a rodde.