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25 Once he has leveled its surface,
    does he not scatter the fennel and sow cummin,
and plant wheat and barley,
    with spelt around the borders?
26 God has instructed him in this
    and trained him correctly.
27 Fennel must not be threshed with a sledge,
    nor is a cartwheel rolled over 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.