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Isaiah 30:23 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 23. 23Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal” at Isaiah 30:23 as part of “Grace, Teaching, Rain, and Healing Follow Waiting.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 30:18–26
Read Isaiah 30:23 with 30:18–26. By itself, “Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The LORD waits to be gracious; Zion's cry is answered, teachers become visible, idols are discarded, crops flourish, and wounds are bound under heightened light.
Why It Needs Context
This context pointer tracks one step in Isaiah 30:18–26: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal” at Isaiah 30:23 as part of “Grace, Teaching, Rain, and Healing Follow Waiting.” Read the thought unit before assigning enduring truth or application.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 30:18–26 — Grace, Teaching, Rain, and Healing Follow WaitingSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 30:18–26, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 30:18–26 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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