sign. See note on Isaiah 7:11.

Ye shall eat, &c. No seed would be sown on account of the (foretold) devastation wrought by the invasion. Hezekiah refers to this "sign" in his "Songs of the Degrees" (Psalms 126:5; Psalms 126:6; Psalms 128:2).

groweth of itself. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 25:5; Leviticus 25:11). Only here, 2 Kings 19:29, and Job 14:19.

springeth of the same. shooteth up of itself, or from the roots. Hebrew. shahith, occurs only here.

sow ye. See note above.

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