Isaiah
Isaiah 55:11
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Matthew 24:35 · Isaiah 46:10 · Romans 10:17 · John 6:63 · Isaiah 45:23 · Luke 8:11–16 · 1 Corinthians 1:18 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · 1 Peter 1:23 · James 1:18 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–9 · Ephesians 1:9–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.