The Meaning of Isaiah 28:25 Explained

Isaiah 28:25

KJV: 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?

YLT: Hath he not, if he have made level its face, Then scattered fitches, and cummin sprinkle, And hath placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rie in its own border?

Darby: Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border?

ASV: When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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? 

What does Isaiah 28:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 28:14-29 - Truth The Only Refuge
In the beginning of Hezekiah's reign the Jewish leaders had made an alliance with Assyria, on whom they relied to protect them against any and all foes. But the prophet told them plainly that they would be disappointed, and that when the Assyrian scourge passed through the land toward Egypt, it would involve them also in disaster, Isaiah 28:18. Then he broke out with this sublime description of the only foundation of security that could never fail. The deep meaning of this prediction of the precious corner-stone is unfolded in later Scriptures, Matthew 21:42; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:7. Christ was tried by Satan and by man: He is precious: He unites the walls of Jew and Gentile that were at right-angles to each other. All our excuses and professions are too short and too narrow when God enters into judgment. Outside of Christ there is neither peace nor safety. See that thou buildest Him a holy character of gold, silver, and precious stones, 1 Corinthians 3:10, etc. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 28

1  The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness
5  The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ
7  He rebukes their error
9  Their unwillingness to learn
14  And their security
16  Christ the sure foundation is promised
17  Their security shall be tried
23  They are incited to the consideration of God's providence

What do the individual words in Isaiah 28:25 mean?

Does not when he has leveled its surface and he sow the black cummin and the cummin scatter and Plant the wheat in rows and the barley in the appointed place and the spelt in its place
הֲלוֹא֙ אִם־ שִׁוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֥יץ קֶ֖צַח וְכַמֹּ֣ן יִזְרֹ֑ק וְשָׂ֨ם חִטָּ֤ה שׂוֹרָה֙ וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה נִסְמָ֔ן וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת ؟ גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ

הֲלוֹא֙  Does  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שִׁוָּ֣ה  he  has  leveled 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁוָה 
Sense: to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble.
פָנֶ֔יהָ  its  surface 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
וְהֵפִ֥יץ  and  he  sow 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פּוּץ 
Sense: to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered.
קֶ֖צַח  the  black  cummin 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶצַח  
Sense: black cummin.
וְכַמֹּ֣ן  and  the  cummin 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כַּמֹּן  
Sense: cummin, cumin.
יִזְרֹ֑ק  scatter 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָרַק 
Sense: to scatter, sprinkle, toss, throw, scatter abundantly, strew.
וְשָׂ֨ם  and  Plant 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
חִטָּ֤ה  the  wheat 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חִטָּה  
Sense: wheat.
שׂוֹרָה֙  in  rows 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֹׂורָה  
Sense: row.
וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה  and  the  barley 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שְׂעֹרָה  
Sense: barley.
נִסְמָ֔ן  in  the  appointed  place 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: סָמַן  
Sense: to mark off.
וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת  and  the  spelt 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כֻּסֶּמֶת  
Sense: spelt—a wheat-like crop planted and harvested in the fall or spring.
؟ גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ  in  its  place 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גְּבוּלָה  
Sense: border, boundary.

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