25 When he has leveled its surface,
Does he not sow the black cummin
And scatter the cummin,
Plant the wheat in rows,
The barley in the appointed place,
And the [a]spelt in its place?

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  1. Isaiah 28:25 rye

25 When he has leveled the surface,
    does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?(A)
Does he not plant wheat in its place,[a]
    barley(B) in its plot,[b]
    and spelt(C) in its field?

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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.

“Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. During the number of days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it.

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“Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt;(A) put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the 390 days you lie on your side.

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23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (A)For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and (B)have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

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23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(A) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(B) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

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31 Now the flax and the barley were struck, (A)for the barley was in the head and the flax was in bud. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are [a]late crops.

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  1. Exodus 9:32 Lit. darkened

31 (The flax and barley(A) were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. 32 The wheat and spelt,(B) however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.)

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