New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 55:8-13
8“For My thoughtsH4284 are not 1your thoughtsH4284, NorH3808 are 2your waysH1870 My waysH1870,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.9“For 3as the heavensH8064 are higherH1361 thanH4480 the earthH776, SoH3651 are My waysH1870 higherH1361 thanH4480 your waysH1870 And My thoughtsH4284 thanH4480 your thoughtsH4284.10For as the 4rainH1653 and the snowH7950 comeH3381 downH3381 from heavenH8064, And do not returnH7725 thereH8033 withoutH3588H518 wateringH7301 the earthH776 And making it bearH3205 and sproutH6779, And furnishingH5414 5seedH2233 to the sowerH2232 and breadH3899 to the eaterH398;11SoH3651 will My 6wordH1697 be whichH834 goesH3318 forthH3318 from My mouthH6310; It will 7not returnH7725 to Me emptyH7387, WithoutH3588H518 8accomplishingH6213 whatH834 I desireH2654, And without succeedingH6743 in the matter for whichH834 I sentH7971 it.12For you will goH3318 out with 9joyH8057 And be ledH2986 forthH2986 with 10peaceH7965; The 11mountainsH2022 and the hillsH1389 will breakH6476 forthH6476 into shoutsH7440 of joyH7440 beforeH6440 you, And allH3605 the 12treesH6086 of the fieldH7704 will clapH4222 their handsH3709.13InsteadH8478 of the 13thornH5285 bushH5285 the 14cypressH1265 will comeH5927 up, And insteadH8478 of the 15nettleH5636 the myrtleH1918 will comeH5927 up, And 16it will be a 1718memorialH8034 to the LordH3068, For an everlastingH5769 19signH226 which 20will not be cutH3772 offH3772.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 55:8 Is 65:2; 66:18 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 55:8 Is 53:6 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 55:9 Ps 103:11 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 55:10 Is 30:23 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 55:10 2 Cor 9:10 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 55:11 Is 45:23; Matt 24:35 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 55:11 Is 44:26; 59:21 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 55:11 Is 46:10; 53:10 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 55:12 Ps 105:43; Is 51:11; 52:9 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 55:12 Is 54:10, 13; Jer 29:11 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 55:12 Is 44:23; 49:13 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 55:12 1 Chr 16:33 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 55:13 Is 7:19 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 55:13 Is 60:13 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 55:13 Is 5:6; 7:24; 32:13 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 55:13 I.e. the transformation of the desert ↩
- 17. Isaiah 55:13 Lit name ↩
- 18. Isaiah 55:13 Is 63:12, 14; Jer 33:9 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 55:13 Is 19:20 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 55:13 Is 56:5 ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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