Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the
I, the Lord, have created it.
King James Version
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Holman Bible
and let the skies shower righteousness.
Let the earth open up
so that salvation will sprout
and righteousness will spring up with it.
I, Yahweh, have created it.
International Standard Version
"Shout, you skies above, and you clouds, and let righteousness stream down. I am the one who says to the earth, "Let salvation blossom, and let righteousness sprout forth.'
A Conservative Version
Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together. I, LORD, have created it.
American Standard Version
Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.
Amplified
“Rain down, O heavens, from above,
Let the clouds pour down righteousness [all the blessings of God];
Let the earth open up, let salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
Bible in Basic English
Let righteousness come down, O heavens, from on high, and let the sky send it down like rain: let the earth be open to give the fruit of salvation, causing righteousness to come up with it; I the Lord have made it come about.
Darby Translation
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and with it let righteousness spring up. I, Jehovah, have created it.
Julia Smith Translation
Drop, ye heavens, from above, and the clouds shall shake out justice: the earth shall open, and they shall bring forth salvation, and justice shall spring up together; I Jehovah created it
King James 2000
Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Trickle, O heavens, from above, and let clouds trickle [with] righteousness; let [the] earth open so that salvation may be fruitful, and let it cause righteousness to sprout along with it. I myself, Yahweh, have created it.
Modern King James verseion
Drop down from above, O heavens, and let the clouds pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, and let salvation bear fruit; and let righteousness spring up together. I Jehovah have created it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The heavens above shall drop down, and the clouds shall rain righteousness. The earth shall open itself, and bring forth health, and thereby shall righteousness flourish. Even I the LORD shall bring it to pass.
NET Bible
O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the Lord, create it.
New Heart English Bible
Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
The Emphasized Bible
Let the drops fall ye heavens, from above, Yea, let, the skies, pour down righteousness, - Let the earth open and let them bear as their fruit - deliverance And let, justice, spring forth therewith, I - Yahweh, have created it.
Webster
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
World English Bible
Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Drop, ye heavens, from above, And clouds do cause righteousness to flow, Earth openeth, and they are fruitful, Salvation and righteousness spring up together, I, Jehovah, have prepared it.
Themes
Righteousness » Promised to the church
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His works of creation and providence
Topics
Interlinear
Ma`al
Nazal
Tsedeq
'erets
Pathach
Parah
References
Fausets
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 45:8
Prayers for Isaiah 45:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cyrus, God's Instrument
7
Causing
I am the Lord who does all these.
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the
I, the Lord, have created it.
An earthenware vessel
Will the
Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?
Names
Cross References
Hosea 10:12
Reap in accordance with
For it is time to
Until He
Psalm 72:6
Like
Isaiah 61:11
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord
To spring up before all the nations.
Joel 3:18
The
And the hills will
And all the
And a
To water the valley of
Psalm 72:3
And the hills, in righteousness.
Psalm 85:9-12
That
Isaiah 4:2
In that day the
Isaiah 11:1
And a
Isaiah 32:15
And the wilderness becomes a
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
Isaiah 44:3
And streams on the dry ground;
I will
And My blessing on your descendants;
Isaiah 53:2
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should
Isaiah 60:21
They will
The branch of
The
That I may be
Isaiah 61:3
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Isaiah 65:17-18
And the
Isaiah 66:22
Which I make will endure before Me,” declares the Lord,
“So your
Jeremiah 31:22
O
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman will encompass a man.”
Ezekiel 34:26
I will make them and the places around My hill a
Hosea 14:5-8
He will blossom like the
And he will
Joel 2:28-29
That I will
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
Acts 2:33
Therefore having been exalted
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship,
Ephesians 4:24
and
Titus 3:3-6