New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 45:8
8“1Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the 2earth open up and salvation bear fruit, 3And righteousness spring up with it. I, the Lord, have created it.
Isaiah 45:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.
- New International Version (NIV)“You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the Lord have created it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it.
Context of Isaiah 45:8
6That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other, 7The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. “Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the Lord, have created it. 9“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker-- An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’ Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’? 10Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”
Read all of Isaiah 45Isaiah 45:8 word by word
הַרְעִ֤יפוּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּ֔עַל וּשְׁחָקִ֖ים יִזְּלוּ־צֶ֑דֶק תִּפְתַּח־אֶ֣רֶץ וְיִפְרוּ־יֶ֗שַׁע וּצְדָקָ֤ה תַצְמִ֙יחַ֙ יַ֔חַד אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear
- Dripרָעַףrâ‛aph · to dripH7491
- O heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- from aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- And let the cloudsשַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834
- pourנָזַלnâzal · to flowH5140
- righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
- up and salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
- bearפָּרָהpârâh · be fruitfulH6509
- And righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- springצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
- I, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- have createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
Cross-references for Isaiah 45:8
- Isaiah 32:15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
- Psalms 72:3Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.
- Psalms 85:9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.
- Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.
- Hosea 10:12Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Joel 2:28“It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions.
- Joel 3:18And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the Lord To water the valley of Shittim.
- Acts 2:33Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.
- Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.
- Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 53:2For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
- Isaiah 61:3To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
- Isaiah 65:17“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
Commentaries on Isaiah 45:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Drop down, ye heavens - The eighty-fifth psalm is a very elegant ode on the same subject with this part of Isaiah's prophecies, the restoration of Judah from captivity; and is, in the most beautiful part of it, a manifest imitation of this passage of the prophet: - "Verily his salvation is nigh unto them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Drop down, ye heavens, from above - That is, as a result of the benefits that shall follow from the rescue of the people from their captivity and exile. The mind of the prophet is carried forward to future times, and he sees effects from that interposition, as striking as if the heavens should distil righteousness; and sees the prevalence of piety and happiness as if they should string out of the earth. It may be designed primarily to denote the happy…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 There is no God beside Jehovah. There is nothing done without him. He makes peace, put here for all good; and creates evil, not the evil of sin, but the evil of punishment. He is the Author of all that is true, holy, good, or happy; and evil, error, and misery, came into the world by his permission, through the wilful apostacy of his creatures, but are restrained and overruled to his righteous purpose. This doctrine is applied, for the comfort…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The Lord alone is sovereign over history. He raised up Cyrus of Persia to execute judgment on Babylon and restore Israel to the Holy Land.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Drop--namely, the fertilizing rain (Psa 65:12). skies--clouds; lower than the "heavens." righteousness--that is, the dews of the Holy Spirit, whereby "righteousness" shall "spring up." (See latter end of the verse). earth--figuratively for the hearts of men on it, opened for receiving the truth by the Holy Ghost (Ac 16:14). them--the earth and the heavens. Horsley prefers: "Let the earth open, and let salvation and justice grow forth; let it bring them…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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