Isa 30:24 | JFB | STEP | 24. ear-- that is, till. Asses were employed in tillage, as well as oxen ( ). clean-- rather, salted provender [Gesenius]. The Arab proverb is, "Sweet provender is as bread to camels--salted provender as confectionery." The very cattle shall share the coming felicity. Or else, well-fermented maslin, that is, provender formed of a mixture of various substances: grain, beans, vetches, hay, and salt. winnowed-- not as it is usually given to cattle before it is separated from the chaff; the grain shall be so abundant that it shall be given winnowed. shovel-- by which the grain was thrown up in the wind to separate it from the chaff. fan-- an instrument for winnowing.

‏ Isaiah 30:24

24. ear--that is, till. Asses were employed in tillage, as well as oxen (De 22:10).

clean--rather, salted provender [Gesenius]. The Arab proverb is, "Sweet provender is as bread to camels--salted provender as confectionery." The very cattle shall share the coming felicity. Or else, well-fermented maslin, that is, provender formed of a mixture of various substances: grain, beans, vetches, hay, and salt.

winnowed--not as it is usually given to cattle before it is separated from the chaff; the grain shall be so abundant that it shall be given winnowed.

shovel--by which the grain was thrown up in the wind to separate it from the chaff.

fan--an instrument for winnowing.