Isaiah 55:10-13
Legacy Standard Bible
10 For as the (A)rain and the snow come down from heaven,
And do not return there without watering the earth
And making it bear and sprout,
And giving (B)seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 So will My (C)word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will (D)not return to Me empty,
Without (E)accomplishing what pleases Me,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
12 For you will go out with (F)gladness
And be led forth with (G)peace;
The (H)mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you,
And all the (I)trees of the field will clap their hands.
13 Instead of the (J)thorn bush the (K)cypress will come up,
And instead of the (L)nettle the myrtle will come up,
And [a]it will be to Yahweh for His [b](M)renown,
For an everlasting (N)sign which (O)will not be cut off.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:13 The transformation of the desert
- Isaiah 55:13 Lit name
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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