Parallel Verses
Amplified
“The ox [instinctively] knows its owner,
And the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
But Israel does not know [Me as Lord],
My people do not understand.”
New American Standard Bible
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel
My people
King James Version
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Holman Bible
and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”
International Standard Version
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's feeding trough, but Israel doesn't know, and my people don't understand.
A Conservative Version
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib, [but] Israel does not know; my people does not consider.
American Standard Version
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; Israel doth not know, my people hath no intelligence.
Julia Smith Translation
. The ox knew his possessor, and the ass his lord's stall: Israel knew not; my people understood not
King James 2000
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib: but Israel does not know, my people do not consider.
Lexham Expanded Bible
An ox knows its owner and a donkey the manger of its master. Israel does not know; my people do not understand.
Modern King James verseion
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ox knoweth his owner, and the Ass his master's crib; but Israel knoweth nothing. My people hath no understanding.
NET Bible
An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand."
New Heart English Bible
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people do not consider.
The Emphasized Bible
An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib, - Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Webster
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
World English Bible
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people don't consider."
Youngs Literal Translation
An ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not known, My people hath not understood.
Themes
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Not devoid of instinct
Beasts » Described as » Possessed of instinct
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Ingratitude to God » Inexcusable
Oxen » Described as » Not without sagacity
Interlinear
Yada`
Qanah
Ba`al
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 1:3
Prayers for Isaiah 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rebellious Judah
2
Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth;
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have reared and brought up sons,
But they have rebelled against Me and have broken away.
“The ox [instinctively] knows its owner,
And the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
But Israel does not know [Me as Lord],
My people do not understand.”
Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:7
“Even the stork in the sky
Knows her seasons [of migration],
And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane
Observe the time of their return.
But My people do not know
The law of the Lord.
Isaiah 44:18
They do not know, nor do they understand, for God has muddied their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts (minds) as well so that they cannot understand.
Deuteronomy 32:28-29
“For they are a nation devoid of counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.
Psalm 94:8
Consider thoughtfully, you senseless (stupid ones) among the people;
And you [dull-minded] fools, when will you become wise and understand?
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Isaiah 5:12
They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are dry, they are broken off;
The women come and
For they are not a people of understanding,
Therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them,
And He who created them will not be gracious to them.
Jeremiah 4:22
“For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];
“They do not know Me;
They are foolish children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,
But they do not know [how] to do good.”
Jeremiah 9:3-6
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 10:8
But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish
In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
Jeremiah 10:14
Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
Matthew 13:13-15
Matthew 13:19
Romans 1:28
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
2 Peter 3:5
For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed