Isaiah 17:11
“In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
In the day shall thou make thy plant to grow,.... Not that it is in the power of man to make it grow; but the sense is,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In the day ... - Thou shalt cultivate it assiduously and constantly. Thou shalt be at special pains that it may be…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 17:9-11
Here the prophet returns to foretel the woeful desolations that should be made in the land of Israel by the army of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The verse reads: In the day when thou plantest thou makest it to grow, and in the morning when thou sowest thou makest…
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