Isaiah 45:8
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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.Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.
In other translations
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.Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.
Hebrew words
הַרְעִיפוּhar'ifudrip downH7491שָׁמַיִםshamayimO heavenH8064מִמַּעַלmima'al<from> aboveH4605וּשְׁחָקִיםushechakimand cloudsH7834יִזְּלוּ־yizelu-let them flowH5140צֶדֶקtzedekrighteousnessH6664תִּפְתַּח־tiftach-let it open upH6605אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] earthH776וְיִפְרוּ־veyifru-so they may bear fruitH6509יֶשַׁעyesha'salvationH3468וּצְדָקָהutzedakahand righteousnessH6666תַצְמִיחַtatzmiachlet it cause to sproutH6779יַחַדyachadtogetherH3162אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּרָאתִיו׃ סberativI have created itH1254
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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