Isaiah 28:24

“Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?”

"Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?" - Isaiah 28:24
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What does Isaiah 28:24 mean?

Isaiah 28:24 (KJV) says, "Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?" This verse is a part of a larger passage in the Book of Isaiah that addresses the impending judgment of the Lord upon the people of Israel. The verse uses…

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The Labor and Purpose of the Plowman

Isaiah 28:24 states, "Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?" This verse presents a vivid metaphor rooted in the agricultural practices that were prevalent during the time of the prophet Isaiah, resonating with an audience that…

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A Prayer for Labor and Harvest

Heavenly Father, We come before You in reverence and with earnest hearts, reflecting upon the timeless wisdom found in Your Word, particularly in Isaiah 28:24, where You ask, "Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?" Lord, we…

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Isaiah 28:24 - "Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?"
Create a digital art style interpretation of a scene based on Isaiah 28:24 with a Elisha behind a yoke of oxen ploughing a field.
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Create a digital art style interpretation of a scene based on Isaiah 28:24 with Elisha walking behind a yoke of oxen ploughing a field. The oxen should resemble oxen found in the Middle East.
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Isaiah 28:11 - "For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people."
Job 28:24 - "For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;"
Acts 28:24 - "And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not."
Genesis 24:28 - "And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things."
Isaiah 28:3 - "The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:"
Proverbs 24:28 - "Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips."
Isaiah 28:8 - "For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean."
Joshua 24:28 - "So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance."
Isaiah 24:12 - "In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction."
Isaiah 28:26 - "For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him."
Isaiah 1:28 - "¶ And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed."
Proverbs 28:24 - "Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer."
Isaiah 28:23 - "¶ Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech."
Isaiah 28:6 - "And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate."
Isaiah 28:29 - "This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
"For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together." - Matthew 24:28