Isaiah 37:31
What does Isaiah 37:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 37:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And those of Judah who are still living will again take root in the earth, and give fruit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And it hath continued--the escaped Of the house of Judah that hath been left--To take root beneath, And it hath made fruit upward.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And that which shall be saved of the house of Juda, and which is left, shall take root downward, and shall bear fruit upward:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward;
Context
v.30And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
v.31This passage
v.32For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shall escape. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 27:6
In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
- 2 Kings 19:30
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
- Jeremiah 30:19
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
- Romans 11:5
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
- Psalms 80:9
Thou preparedst room before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land.
- Isaiah 65:9
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
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