Isaiah 55:10-13
English Standard Version
10 (A)“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
(B)giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but (C)it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
12 (D)“For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
(E)the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (F)Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Isaiah 55:10-13
International Standard Version
10 “For just as the rain and snow come down from heaven,
and do not return there without watering the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
yielding seed for the sower and bread for eating,[a]
11 so will my message be that goes out of my mouth—
it won’t return to me empty.
Instead, it will accomplish what I desire,
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
12 “For you will go out in joy,
and come back[b] with peace;
the mountains and the hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees in[c] the fields[d] will clap their hands.
13 Instead of thornbushes, pine trees will grow,
and[e] instead of briers, myrtles will grow;
and they[f] will be a sign for the Lord,
and an everlasting name[g] that will not be cut off.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:10 So 1QIsaa; MT reads for the eater
- Isaiah 55:12 So 1QIsaa. MT reads and be led back cf. LXX
- Isaiah 55:12 Or of
- Isaiah 55:12 Or orchards
- Isaiah 55:13 So 1QIsaa MTmss; MT LXX lacks and
- Isaiah 55:13 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read it
- Isaiah 55:13 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read a name, an everlasting sign
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