For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,Isaiah 55:10
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵרֵד֩ הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב כִּ֚י אִם־הִרְוָ֣ה אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהוֹלִידָ֖הּ וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּ וְנָ֤תַן זֶ֙רַע֙ לַזֹּרֵ֔עַ וְלֶ֖חֶם לָאֹכֵֽל׃
- כִּ֡יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just as”Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
- יֵרֵד֩ye.Red“it comes down”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- הַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shem“the rain”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫שֶׁם · “rain” · Strong's H1653
- וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.leg“and the snow”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫לֶג · “snow” · Strong's H7950
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ve.Sha.mah“and there towards”Conjunction + Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָשׁ֔וּבya.Shuv“it returns”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- כִּ֚יki“that”Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
- אִם־'im-“except”Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
- הִרְוָ֣הhir.Vah“it has given water to”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָוָה · “to quench” · Strong's H7301
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- וְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.Dah“and it has caused to bring forth it”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- וְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּve.hitz.mi.Chah“and it has made sprout it”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from צָמַח · “to spring” · Strong's H6779
- וְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tan“and it has given”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- זֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'“seed”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫רַע · “seed” · Strong's H2233G
- לַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'“to the sower”Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָרַע · “to sow” · Strong's H2232
- וְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chem“and bread”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
- לָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.Khel“to the eater”Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)