# The ox knows ... does not understand Words that Yahweh spoke and which Isaiah is speaking to the Israelites for Yahweh. # the donkey his master's feeding trough "the donkey knows his master's feeding trough" or "the donkey knows where his master gives him food" # but Israel does not know, Israel does not understand This probably means "but the people of Israel do not know me, they do not understand that I am the one who cares for them."