Isaiah 55:10

10 "For as the ¹rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without * watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing ²seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

Isaiah 55:10 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 55:10

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither
Rain and snow come down from the clouds in the heavens, and do not return again until they have done what they are sent to do, or have produced the following effects; otherwise they may be exhaled into vapours, as they often are, and drawn up again by the sun: but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud;
or, "inebriateth the earth" ^F14; soaks into it, and reaches the seed that is sown in it, and causes that to spring up, and rise into stalk and ear: that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
produce a sufficiency for food both for man and beast, and enough for seed to sow the ground with the following year.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Ura ta hwrh Ma yk) (ewv an meyush thn ghn) , Sept.; "sed inebriats" Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius; "quin imo inebriavit terram", Montanus.

Isaiah 55:10 In-Context

8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares 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 "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

11 So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

12 "For you will go out with joy And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 30:23
• 2. 2 Corinthians 9:10