Isaiah 45:8

Justice Salvation

⁶ so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.

⁷ I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

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.

⁹ Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?

¹⁰ Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Rain, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may produce salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
ASV: Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.
DARBY: Drop down, [ye] heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and with it let righteousness spring up. I, Jehovah, have created it.
BLB: Rain down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open up, and let sprout up salvation and righteousness—let it spring up together! I, YHWH, have created it.

ÅB: Drypp, dere himler, fra oven, og fra skyene strømme rettferdighet ned! Jorden skal åpne seg og bære frelse som frukt, og rettferdighet skal den tillike la spire fram. Jeg, Herren, skaper det.
OTB: Himler ovenfor, regn ned rettferdighet; la skyene strømme det ned. La jorden åpne seg vidt, la frelse spire opp, og la rettferdighet blomstre med det; jeg, Herren, har skapt det.
B1930: Drypp, I himler, fra oven, og fra skyene strømme rettferdighet ned! Jorden skal åpne sig og bære frelse som frukt, og rettferdighet skal den tillike la spire frem. Jeg, Herren, skaper det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
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Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
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Psalms 72:6
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
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1 Corinthians 3:6–9
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
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Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
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Titus 3:3–6
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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Joel 3:18
And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.
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Isaiah 4:2
On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
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