Other translations
American Standard Version
Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he continually open and harrow his ground?
Darby Bible Translation
Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow? Is he all day opening and breaking the clods of his land?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Shall the ploughman plough all the day to sow, shall he open and harrow his ground?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Doth the plowman plow continually to sow? doth he continually open and break the clods of his ground?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Does he who plows for sowing plow continually? Does he continually open and harrow his ground?
God's Word
Does 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?
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does the plowman plow every day to plant seed? Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?
International Standard Version
Does he who plows for sowing plow all the time? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing his field?
NET Bible
Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?
New American Standard Bible
Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he continually turn and harrow the ground?
New International Version
When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?
New Living Translation
Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting?
Webster's Bible Translation
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
The World English Bible
Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods?