Isaiah 45:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Drip down,הַרְעִ֤יפוּ
(har·'i·fu)
7491: to trickle, dripa prim. root
O heavens,שָׁמַ֙יִם֙
(sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
from above,מִמַּ֔עַל
(mim·ma·'al,)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
And let the cloudsוּשְׁחָקִ֖ים
(u·she·cha·kim)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq
pour downיִזְּלוּ־
(yiz·ze·lu-)
5140: to flow, trickle, drop, distilla prim. root
righteousness;צֶ֑דֶק
(tze·dek;)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word
Let the earthאֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
openתִּפְתַּח־
(tif·tach-)
6605a: to opena prim. root
up and salvationיֶ֗שַׁע
(ye·sha)
3468: deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfarefrom yasha
bear fruit,וְיִפְרוּ־
(ve·yif·ru-)
6509: to bear fruit, be fruitfula prim. root
And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤ה
(u·tze·da·kah)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
springתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙
(tatz·mi·ach)
6779: to sprout, spring upa prim. root
up with it. I, the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
have createdבְּרָאתִֽיו׃
(be·ra·tiv.)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
Drop down
ra`aph  (raw-af')
to drip -- distil, drop (down).
ye heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
from above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
and let the skies
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
pour down
nazal  (naw-zal')
to drip, or shed by trickling -- distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.
righteousness
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
let the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
open
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
and let them bring forth
parah  (paw-raw')
to bear fruit -- bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
salvation
yesha`  (yeh'-shah)
liberty, deliverance, prosperity -- safety, salvation, saving.
and let righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
spring up
tsamach  (tsaw-makh')
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) -- bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
together
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
I the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
have created
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
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Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
Heavens, sprinkle from above, 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.'

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Rain down from above, you heavens, and pour down righteousness, you skies. Let the earth open. Let salvation and righteousness sprout. Let them spring up. I, the LORD, have created them.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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