Isaiah 37:30

And, this unto thee, is the sign, Eating this year, the growth of scattered seeds, And in the second year, that which shooteth up of itself,—Then in the third year, Sow ye—and reap, and Plant ye vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

29Because, thy raging against me, and thy contempt, have come up into mine ears, Therefore will I put My ring in thy nose, and My bit in thy lips, And will turn thee back, by the way by which thou camest.

31Then shall the escaped of the house of Judah that remain, again, Take root downward,—And bear fruit upward.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:12And he said—I will be with thee, and, this, to thee, [shall be] the sign, that, I have sent thee,—When thou bringest forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall do service unto God, upon this mountain.

Leviticus 25:5that which groweth of itself of thy harvest, shalt thou not reap; and the grapes of thine unpruned vines, shalt thou not cut off: a year of sacred rest, shall there be to the land.

1 Kings 13:3and he shall give, on that day, a sign, saying, This, is the sign of which Yahweh hath spoken,—Lo! the altar, is to be rent, and the ashes that are upon thee shall be, poured out!

2 Kings 20:9And Isaiah said,—This unto thee, is the sign from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing which he hath spoken, The shadow hath gone forward ten steps, shall it return ten steps?

Isaiah 7:21And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:22-38

Sennacherib Threatened; Sennacherib Destroyed. ( b. c. 710.) 21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria: 22 This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and… Read the whole commentary →

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