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Isaiah 37:30-31

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37:30 1 “This will be your reminder that I have spoken the truth: 2  This year you will eat what grows wild, 3  and next year 4  what grows on its own. But the year after that 5  you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce. 6  37:31 Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit. 7 

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[37:30]  1 tn At this point the word concerning the king of Assyria (vv. 22-29) ends and the Lord again addresses Hezekiah and the people directly (see v. 21).

[37:30]  2 tn Heb “and this is your sign.” In this case the אוֹת (’ot, “sign”) is a future reminder of God’s intervention designated before the actual intervention takes place. For similar “signs” see Exod 3:12 and Isa 7:14-25.

[37:30]  3 sn This refers to crops that grew up on their own (that is, without cultivation) from the seed planted in past years.

[37:30]  4 tn Heb “and in the second year” (so ASV).

[37:30]  5 tn Heb “in the third year” (so KJV, NAB).

[37:30]  6 tn The four plural imperatival verb forms in v. 30b are used rhetorically. The Lord commands the people to plant, harvest, etc. to emphasize the certainty of restored peace and prosperity.

[37:31]  7 tn Heb “The remnant of the house of Judah that is left will add roots below and produce fruit above.”



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