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The Parable of the Farmer

23 [a]Give ear and hear my voice,
    pay attention and hear my word:
24 Is the plowman forever plowing in order to sow,
    always loosening and harrowing the field?
25 When he has leveled the surface,
    does he not scatter caraway and sow cumin,[b]
Put in wheat and barley,
    with spelt as its border?

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Footnotes

  1. 28:23–29 The practical variation of the farmer’s work reflects the way God deals with his people, wisely adapted to circumstances; he does not altogether crush them in their weakness.
  2. 28:25 Caraway…cumin: herbs used in seasoning food. Spelt: a variety of wheat.