Isaiah 55:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 55:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֡י
kîy
H3588
that
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֵרֵד֩
yârad
H3381
to go down
הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם
geshem
H1653
rain
וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג
sheleg
H7950
snow
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְשָׁ֨מָּה֙
shâm
H8033
there
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשׁ֔וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הִרְוָ֣ה
râvâh
H7301
to saturate
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְהוֹלִידָ֖הּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּ
tsâmach
H6779
to sprout
וְנָ֤תַן
nâthan
H5414
to give
זֶ֨רַע֙
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
וְלֶ֖חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
לָאֹכֵֽל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens and do not return to there unless they have saturated the earth and made it bring forth and made it sprout, and it gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
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