Isaiah

Isaiah 55:10–13

¹⁰For just as rain and snow fall from heaven

and do not return without watering the earth,

making it bud and sprout,

and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

¹¹so My word that proceeds from My mouth

will not return to Me empty,

but it will accomplish what I please,

and it will prosper where I send it.

¹²You will indeed go out with joy

and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and hills will burst into song before you,

and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

¹³Instead of the thornbush, the cypress^b will grow,

and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up;

this will make a name for the LORD,

an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

Footnotes

b 55:13 Or pine or juniper or fir

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Isaiah 55:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֡י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
rain	הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם	hag·ge·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
and snow	וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג	wə·haš·še·leḡ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
fall	יֵרֵד֩	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	יָשׁ֔וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
without	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
watering	הִרְוָ֣ה	hir·wāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7301 be saturated, drink one's fill
the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
making it bud	וְהוֹלִידָ֖הּ	wə·hō·w·lî·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
and sprout	וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּ	wə·hiṣ·mî·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
and providing	וְנָ֤תַן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
seed	זֶ֙רַע֙	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
to sow	לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ	laz·zō·rê·a‘	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
and food	וְלֶ֖חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
to eat	לָאֹכֵֽל׃	lā·’ō·ḵêl	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat

Isaiah 55:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so	כֵּ֣ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
My word	דְבָרִי֙	ḏə·ḇā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
proceeds	יֵצֵ֣א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from My mouth	מִפִּ֔י	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	יָשׁ֥וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
empty	רֵיקָ֑ם	rê·qām	Adverb	H7387 emptily, vainly
but	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it will accomplish	עָשָׂה֙	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I please	חָפַ֔צְתִּי	ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2654 delight in
and it will prosper	וְהִצְלִ֖יחַ	wə·hiṣ·lî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6743 rush
where	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I send it	שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃	šə·laḥ·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7971 send

Isaiah 55:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will indeed	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
go out	תֵצֵ֔אוּ	ṯê·ṣê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
with joy	בְשִׂמְחָ֣ה	ḇə·śim·ḥāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
and be led forth	תּֽוּבָל֑וּן	tū·ḇā·lūn	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2986 conduct, bear along
in peace	וּבְשָׁל֖וֹם	ū·ḇə·šā·lō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
the mountains	הֶהָרִ֣ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and hills	וְהַגְּבָע֗וֹת	wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
will burst	יִפְצְח֤וּ	yip̄·ṣə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6476 cause to break or burst forth, break forth with
into song	רִנָּ֔ה	rin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry
before you	לִפְנֵיכֶם֙	lip̄·nê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the trees	עֲצֵ֥י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
will clap	יִמְחֲאוּ־	yim·ḥă·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4222 strike
their hands	כָֽף׃	ḵāp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

Isaiah 55:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead of	תַּ֤חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the thornbush	הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙	han·na·‘ă·ṣūṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5285 thorn-bush
the cypress	בְר֔וֹשׁ	ḇə·rō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H1265 cypress or fir
will grow	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and instead of	תַּחַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
the brier	הַסִּרְפַּ֖ד	has·sir·paḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5636 nettle, burn
the myrtle	הֲדַ֑ס	hă·ḏas	Noun - masculine singular	H1918 myrtle
will spring up	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
this will make	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a name	לְשֵׁ֔ם	lə·šêm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
for the LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
an everlasting	עוֹלָ֖ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
sign	לְא֥וֹת	lə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H226 sign
never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to be destroyed	יִכָּרֵֽת׃ס	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down