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"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Isaiah.55.11",
"source": "כֵּן יִהְיֶה דְבָרִי אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִפִּי לֹא־יָשׁוּב אֵלַי רֵיקָם כִּי אִם־עָשָׂה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר חָפַצְתִּי וְהִצְלִיחַ אֲשֶׁר שְׁלַחְתִּיו",
"text": "So *yihyeh* *ḏĕḇārî* *ʾăšer* *yēṣēʾ* from-*pî* not-*yāšûḇ* to-me *rêqām* because if-*ʿāśâ* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾăšer* *ḥāp̄aṣtî* and-*hiṣlîaḥ* *ʾăšer* *šĕlaḥtîw*",
"grammar": {
"*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be",
"*ḏĕḇārî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my word",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - goes out",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my mouth",
"*yāšûḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - return",
"*rêqām*": "adverb - empty/void/without effect",
"*ʿāśâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - does/accomplishes",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*ḥāp̄aṣtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I delight in/desire",
"*hiṣlîaḥ*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - succeeds/prospers",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*šĕlaḥtîw*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I sent it"
},
"variants": {
"*ḏĕḇārî*": "my word/speech/message",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "goes out/proceeds/comes forth",
"*yāšûḇ*": "return/come back",
"*rêqām*": "empty/void/without effect/without accomplishing",
"*ʿāśâ*": "does/accomplishes/performs/achieves",
"*ḥāp̄aṣtî*": "I desire/please/delight in",
"*hiṣlîaḥ*": "succeeds/prospers/accomplishes successfully",
"*šĕlaḥtîw*": "I sent it/dispatched it"
}
}