Isaiah

Isaiah 45:8

⁸Drip down, O heavens, from above,

and let the skies pour down righteousness.

Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout

and righteousness spring up with it;

I, the LORD, have created it.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Drip down	הַרְעִ֤יפוּ	har·‘î·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7491 trickle, drip
O heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
from above	מִמַּ֔עַל	mim·ma·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
and let the skies	וּשְׁחָקִ֖ים	ū·šə·ḥā·qîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H7834 dust, cloud
pour down	יִזְּלוּ־	yiz·zə·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
righteousness	צֶ֑דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
Let the earth	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
open up	תִּפְתַּח־	tip̄·taḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6605 open
that salvation	יֶ֗שַׁע	ye·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation
may sprout	וְיִפְרוּ־	wə·yip̄·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and righteousness	וּצְדָקָ֤ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
spring up	תַצְמִ֙יחַ֙	ṯaṣ·mî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
with it	יַ֔חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
have created it	בְּרָאתִֽיו׃ס	bə·rā·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hosea 10:12 · Isaiah 61:11 · Psalm 72:6 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–9 · Titus 3:3–6 · Isaiah 44:3 · Joel 3:18 · Psalm 85:9–12 · Isaiah 4:2 · Isaiah 11:1 · Isaiah 32:15 · Isaiah 65:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.