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Berean Standard Bible

“For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,”

Isaiah 55:10

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This verse begins a closing image for Isaiah 55 and for the whole section of comfort. The exiles needed assurance that God's promises of return and restoration would really come to pass.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

World English Bible (WEB)

For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

King James Version (KJV)

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

American Standard Version (ASV)

For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not go back again, but gives water to the earth, and makes it fertile, giving seed to the planter, and bread for food;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque como desciende de los cielos la lluvia, y la nieve, y no vuelve allá, sino que harta la tierra, y la hace germinar y producir, y da simiente al que siembra, y pan al que come;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así como la lluvia y la nieve descienden del cielo y permanecen en la tierra para regarla, haciendo que la tierra dé grano y produzca semilla para el sembrador y pan para el hambriento,

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