23 Give ear, and hear my voice;
    give attention, and hear my speech.
24 Does he who plows for sowing plow continually?
    Does he continually open and harrow his ground?
25 (A)When he has leveled its surface,
    does he not scatter dill, sow cumin,
and put in wheat in rows
    and barley in its proper place,
    and emmer[a] as the border?
26 (B)For he is rightly instructed;
    his God teaches him.

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  1. Isaiah 28:25 A type of wheat

23 Listen(A) and hear my voice;
    pay attention and hear what I say.
24 When a farmer plows for planting,(B) does he plow continually?
    Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
25 When he has leveled the surface,
    does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?(C)
Does he not plant wheat in its place,[a]
    barley(D) in its plot,[b]
    and spelt(E) in its field?
26 His God instructs him
    and teaches(F) him the right way.

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  1. Isaiah 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  2. Isaiah 28:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.