Isaiah 55:10

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׃

  1. כִּ֡יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  3. יֵרֵד֩ye.Red“it comes down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  4. הַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shem“the rain”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫שֶׁם · “rain” · Strong's H1653
  5. וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.leg“and the snow”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫לֶג · “snow” · Strong's H7950
  6. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  8. וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ve.Sha.mah“and there towards”
    Conjunction + Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  9. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. יָשׁ֔וּבya.Shuv“it returns”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  11. כִּ֚יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  12. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  13. הִרְוָ֣הhir.Vah“it has given water to”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָוָה · “to quench” · Strong's H7301
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. וְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tan“and it has given”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  19. זֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'“seed”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫רַע · “seed” · Strong's H2233G
  20. לַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'“to the sower”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָרַע · “to sow” · Strong's H2232
  21. וְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chem“and bread”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  22. 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)