Isaiah 55:11

So 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

In Context

10For 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

12For ye shall go out with simcha, 1 and be led back with shalom; 1 the harim and the geva'ot (hills) 1 shall break forth into singing before you, 1 and kol atzei hasadeh shall clap their hands. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:19And Shmuel grew, and Hashem was with him, and did let none of his + 3:19 Shmuelʼs words fall to the ground.

Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by Myself, 1 the Word has gone out of My mouth of tzedakah (righteousness), 1 and shall not yashuv (return, be revoked), 1 that unto Me kol berekh (every knee) shall bow, 1 kol lashon (every tongue) shall swear. 1

Isaiah 54:9For this is as the waters of Noach unto Me; 1 for as I have sworn that the waters of Noach 1 should no more cover ha'aretz; 1 so have I sworn that with thee 1 I would not be in wrath nor rebuke thee. 1

Jeremiah 1:12Then said Hashem unto me, Thou hast well seen: for shoqed (WATCHING) I am over My Devar to carry it out.

Jeremiah 25:13And I will bring upon that land all My Devarim which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this sefer, which Yirmeyah hath prophesied against kol HaGoyim. 0

Matthew 24:35Shomayim v'HaAretz will pass away, but my Dvar will by no means pass away.

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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