Isaiah 28:25

When he hath made plain ... -That is, when he has leveled, or made smooth the surface of the ground by harrowing, or rolling it. Doth he not scatter abroad -He does not sow one kind of grain merely, but different species according to the nature of the soil, or according to his wishes in regard to a crop. The fitches -(קצחqetsach). Vulgate, Gith; a kind of cockle (Nigella Romana), an herb of sweet savor. Septuagint,Μικρόν μελάνθιονMikronmelanthion. The word ‘fitch’ denotes a small species of pea. The Hebrew word, however, which occurs nowhere else but here, probably denotes fennel, or dill, an herb whose seed the ancients mixed with their bread in order to give it a more agreeable relish.