8{
"verseID": "Isaiah.55.8",
"source": "כִּי לֹא מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם וְלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם דְּרָכָי נְאֻם יְהוָה",
"text": "Because not *maḥšĕḇôṯay* *maḥšĕḇôṯêḵem* and-not *ḏarḵêḵem* *dĕrāḵāy* *nĕʾum* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*maḥšĕḇôṯay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my thoughts",
"*maḥšĕḇôṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your thoughts",
"*ḏarḵêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ways",
"*dĕrāḵāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my ways",
"*nĕʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*maḥšĕḇôṯay*": "my thoughts/plans/intentions",
"*maḥšĕḇôṯêḵem*": "your thoughts/plans/intentions",
"*ḏarḵêḵem*": "your ways/paths/courses",
"*dĕrāḵāy*": "my ways/paths/courses",
"*nĕʾum*": "declaration of/oracle of/utterance of"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Isaiah.55.9",
"source": "כִּי־גָבְהוּ שָׁמַיִם מֵאָרֶץ כֵּן גָּבְהוּ דְרָכַי מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַי מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם",
"text": "Because-*ḡāḇĕhû* *šāmayim* from-*ʾāreṣ* so *ḡāḇĕhû* *ḏĕrāḵay* from-*darḵêḵem* and-*maḥšĕḇōṯay* from-*maḥšĕḇōṯêḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*ḡāḇĕhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are higher",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*ḡāḇĕhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are higher",
"*ḏĕrāḵay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my ways",
"*darḵêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ways",
"*maḥšĕḇōṯay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my thoughts",
"*maḥšĕḇōṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your thoughts"
},
"variants": {
"*ḡāḇĕhû*": "they are higher/loftier/exalted",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*ḏĕrāḵay*": "my ways/paths/courses",
"*darḵêḵem*": "your ways/paths/courses",
"*maḥšĕḇōṯay*": "my thoughts/plans/intentions",
"*maḥšĕḇōṯêḵem*": "your thoughts/plans/intentions"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Isaiah.55.10",
"source": "כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵרֵד הַגֶּשֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁלֶג מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְשָׁמָּה לֹא יָשׁוּב כִּי אִם־הִרְוָה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹלִידָהּ וְהִצְמִיחָהּ וְנָתַן זֶרַע לַזֹּרֵעַ וְלֶחֶם לָאֹכֵל",
"text": "Because as-*ʾăšer* *yērēḏ* the-*gešem* and-the-*šeleḡ* from-the-*šāmayim* and-there not *yāšûḇ* because if-*hirwâ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*hôlîḏāh* and-*hiṣmîḥāh* and-*nāṯan* *zeraʿ* to-the-*zōrēaʿ* and-*leḥem* to-the-*ʾōḵēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*yērēḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - comes down",
"*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain",
"*šeleḡ*": "noun, masculine singular - snow",
"*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heavens",
"*yāšûḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - returns",
"*hirwâ*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - waters/makes drink",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*hôlîḏāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - causes it to bring forth",
"*hiṣmîḥāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - causes it to sprout",
"*nāṯan*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gives",
"*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed",
"*zōrēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sower",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*ʾōḵēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - eater"
},
"variants": {
"*yērēḏ*": "comes down/descends",
"*hirwâ*": "waters/saturates/drenches",
"*hôlîḏāh*": "causes it to bring forth/makes it bear/produces from it",
"*hiṣmîḥāh*": "causes it to sprout/makes it grow/brings forth vegetation from it",
"*nāṯan*": "gives/provides/supplies",
"*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring",
"*zōrēaʿ*": "sower/planter",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food",
"*ʾōḵēl*": "eater/one who eats"
}
}