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A Picture of Peace and Plenty
Commentators explain that this verse first paints a literal picture of a blessed and secure future. After a period of judgment and desolation, God's people will be able to farm fertile, well-watered land without fear. The image of freely sowing seed and using oxen and donkeys signifies a time of profound peace, security, and agricultural abundance.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 32:20
18th Century
Theologian
Blessed are you - The sense of this verse is that while the enemies of the Jews would be overthrown, they themselves would be permitted to c…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 32:20
19th Century
Bishop
Blessed are you that sow beside all waters. —The picture of a golden age of agriculture receives its final touch. The who…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 32:20
16th Century
Theologian
Blessed are you. He shows how great the change will be when Christ will begin to reign. For he had previously said that the desolation wou…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 32:20
17th Century
Pastor
Blessed [are] you that sow beside all waters
In places well watered and moistened, and so fit to receive the seed so…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 32:9–20
17th Century
Minister
When so much provocation was given to the holy God, bad times might be expected. Alas! How many careless people there are who support self-indulgen…