Yesaya 28:27
Konteks28:27 Certainly 1 caraway seed is not threshed with a sledge,
nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin seed. 2
Certainly caraway seed is beaten with a stick,
and cumin seed with a flail.
Yesaya 41:15
Konteks41:15 “Look, I am making you like 3 a sharp threshing sledge,
new and double-edged. 4
You will thresh the mountains and crush them;
you will make the hills like straw. 5
[28:27] 1 tn Or “For” (KJV, ASV, NASB).
[28:27] 2 sn Both of these seeds are too small to use the ordinary threshing techniques.
[41:15] 3 tn Heb “into” (so NIV); ASV “have made thee to be.”
[41:15] 4 tn Heb “owner of two-mouths,” i.e., double-edged.
[41:15] 5 sn The mountains and hills symbolize hostile nations that are obstacles to Israel’s restoration.