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Blessed are yet who sow beside all waters, who send forth the feet of the ox and the donkey.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Blessed are you that sow beside all waters. —The picture of a golden age of agriculture receives its final touch. The who…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed [are] you that sow beside all waters In places well watered and moistened, and so fit to receive the seed so…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Behold, a king will reign in justice. This is the third part of the warning, in which the prophet describes their liberation fro…
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