Modern Translations
New International VersionWhen a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
New Living TranslationDoes a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting?
English Standard VersionDoes he who plows for sowing plow continually? Does he continually open and harrow his ground?
Berean Study BibleDoes the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
New American Standard BibleDoes the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he
continually turn and break up his ground?
NASB 1995Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he continually turn and harrow the ground?
NASB 1977Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he
continually turn and harrow the ground?
Amplified BibleDoes the farmer plow all day to plant seed? Does he
continually dig furrows and harrow his ground [after it is prepared]?
Christian Standard BibleDoes the plowman plow every day to plant seed? Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?
Holman Christian Standard BibleDoes the plowman plow every day to plant seed? Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?
Contemporary English VersionFarmers don't just plow and break up the ground.
Good News TranslationFarmers don't constantly plow their fields and keep getting them ready for planting.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationDoes a farmer go on plowing every day so he can plant? Does he continue to break up the soil and make furrows in the ground?
International Standard VersionDoes he who plows for sowing plow all the time? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing his field?
NET BibleDoes a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?