Isaiah 45:8 
Context| NET © | O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers 1 of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it 2 so salvation may grow, 3 and deliverance may sprout up 4 along with it. I, the Lord, create it. 5 |
| NIV © | "You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD, have created it. |
| NASB © | "Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it. |
| NLT © | Open up, O heavens, and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. I, the LORD, created them. |
| MSG © | "Open up, heavens, and rain. Clouds, pour out buckets of my goodness! Loosen up, earth, and bloom salvation; sprout right living. I, GOD, generate all this. |
| BBE © | 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. |
| NRSV © | Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also; I the LORD have created it. |
| NKJV © | "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | "Drip <07491> down <07491> , O heavens <08064> , from above <04605> , And let the clouds <07834> pour <05140> down <05140> righteousness <06664> ; Let the earth <0776> open <06605> up and salvation <03468> bear <06509> fruit <06509> , And righteousness <06666> spring <06779> up with it. I, the LORD <03068> , have created it.<01254> |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | O sky <08064> , rain <07491> down from above <04605> ! Let the clouds <07834> send down showers <05140> of deliverance <06664> ! Let the earth <0776> absorb <03468> <06509> <06605> it so salvation may grow, and deliverance <06666> <03468> may sprout <06779> up along with it. I <0589> , the Lord <03068> , create it.<01254> |
| NET © | O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers 1 of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it 2 so salvation may grow, 3 and deliverance may sprout up 4 along with it. I, the Lord, create it. 5 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “let the clouds drip with”; KJV “let the skies pour down.” 2 tn Heb “open up” (so NASB); NIV, NLT “open wide.” 3 tc The plural verb should be emended to a singular form. The vav (ו) ending is probably virtually dittographic (note the yod at the beginning of the following word). 4 tc The Hiphil verb form (תַצְמִיחַ, tatsmiakh) should probably be emended to a Qal (תִצְמַח, titsmakh). The יח sequence at the end of the form is probably due to dittography (note the following יַחַד, yakhad). 5 tn The masculine singular pronominal suffix probably refers back to יָשַׁע (yasha’, “salvation”). |
