Isaiah 55:10

For as the geshem cometh down, 1 and the sheleg (snow) from Shomayim, 1 and returneth not to there, 1 but watereth ha'aretz, 1 and maketh it yield forth v'hitzmicha (and sprout, spring up; Tzemach), 1 that it may give zera to the zore'a (sower), 1 and lechem to the eater; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

In Context

9For as Shomayim is higher than ha'aretz, 1 so are the darkhei of Me higher than the darkhei of you, 1 and My machshevot than your machshevot. 1

11So shall My Davar (the Word of Hashem) be that goeth forth out of My mouth; 1 He shall not return unto Me reikam (empty, void) 1 but He + 55:11 the Davar Hashem, see Yn 1:1,14 shall do that which I please, 1 and He + 55:11 the Davar Hashem shall accomplish the purpose whereto I sent Him. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:4Then Dovid inquired of Hashem yet again. And Hashem answered him and said, Arise, go down to Ke'ilah; for I will deliver the Pelishtim into thine yad.

Psalms 72:6He shall come down like matar (rain) upon the mown field, 1 as showers watering eretz. 1

Isaiah 5:6And I will lay it waste; 1 it shall not be pruned, 1 nor cultivated; 1 but there shall come up briers and thorns; 1 I will also command the clouds that they rain no matar (rain) upon it. 1

Isaiah 61:11For as Eretz bringeth forth her tzemach, 1 and as the gan (garden) the things that are sown in it tatzmiach (causes [them] to spring forth); 1 so Adonoi Hashem will tzedakah (righteousness) and tehillah (praise) 1 yatzmiach (cause [them] to spring forth) before kol HaGoyim.

Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in tzedakah, 1 reap in chesed; 1 break up your fallow ground; 1 for it is time to seek Hashem, 1 till He come and rain tzedek upon you. 1

Revelation 11:6These have the samchut (authority) to shut Shomayim, that no geshem (rain) may fall during the days of their nevu'ah (prophecy). And samchut (authority) they have over the waters to turn them into dahm and to strike ha'aretz with makkot (plagues) of every kind, as often as they want. + 11:6 Ex 7:17,19; 1Kgs 17:1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:7-13

Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord , and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10… Read the whole commentary →

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