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25 He prepares the ground.
    Then he plants the dill seed and scatters the cummin seed.
He plants the wheat in rows.
    He plants barley in its special place,
    and other wheat in its own field.
26 His God teaches him
    and shows him the right way.
27 A farmer doesn’t use heavy boards to crush dill.
    He doesn’t use a wagon to crush cummin.
He uses a small stick to break open the dill.
    With a stick he opens the cummin.

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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?
26 His God instructs him
    and teaches(D) him the right way.

27 Caraway is not threshed(E) with a sledge,(F)
    nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin;
caraway is beaten out with a rod,(G)
    and cumin with a stick.

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Footnotes

  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.