Isaiah 1:3 Parallel Translations

Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But Israel doesn't know its owner. My people don't understand who feeds them.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

ASV:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

BBE:

Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.

DBY:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; Israel doth not know, my people hath no intelligence.

ERV:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

JPS:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.

WBS:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

WEB:

The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people don't consider.

YLT:

An ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not known, My people hath not understood.

Isaiah 1:3 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 44:18 They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.

Jeremiah 9:3 "They bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:6 "Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me," declares the LORD. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:3 The {f} ox knoweth his owner, and the donkey his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
(f) The most dull and brute beasts acknowledge their duty more toward their masters, than my people do toward me, of whom they have received benefits without comparison.

WES:

1:3 Know - Me their owner and master. Knowing is here taken practically, as it is usually in scripture, and includes reverence and obedience.

MHC:

1:1-9 Isaiah signifies, The salvation of the Lord; a very suitable name for this prophet, who prophesies so much of Jesus the Saviour, and his salvation. God's professing people did not know or consider that they owed their lives and comforts to God's fatherly care and kindness. How many are very careless in the affairs of their souls! Not considering what we do know in religion, does us as much harm, as ignorance of what we should know. The wickedness was universal. Here is a comparison taken from a sick and diseased body. The distemper threatens to be mortal. From the sole of the foot even to the head; from the meanest peasant to the greatest peer, there is no soundness, no good principle, no religion, for that is the health of the soul. Nothing but guilt and corruption; the sad effects of Adam's fall. This passage declares the total depravity of human nature. While sin remains unrepented, nothing is done toward healing these wounds, and preventing fatal effects. Jerusalem was exposed and unprotected, like the huts or sheds built up to guard ripening fruits. These are still to be seen in the East, where fruits form a large part of the summer food of the people. But the Lord had a small remnant of pious servants at Jerusalem. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. The evil nature is in every one of us; only Jesus and his sanctifying Spirit can restore us to spiritual health.

CONC:

Ass Consider Crib Doesn't Donkey Intelligence Knoweth Manger Master Master's Owner Owner's Ox Puts Understand Understood

Ass Consider Crib Donkey Food Intelligence Israel Manger Master Master's Owner Ox Puts Understand Understood

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