Isaiah 45:8
8 O sky, rain down from above!
Let the clouds send down showers ▼
▼tn Heb “let the clouds drip with”; KJV “let the skies pour down.”
of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it ▼
▼tn Heb “open up” (so NASB); NIV, NLT “open wide.”
so salvation may grow ▼▼tc The plural verb should be emended to a singular form. The vav (ו) ending is probably virtually dittographic (note the yod at the beginning of the following word).
and deliverance may sprout up ▼
▼tc The Hiphil verb form (תַצְמִיחַ, tatsmiakh) should probably be emended to a Qal (תִצְמַח, titsmakh). The יח sequence at the end of the form is probably due to dittography (note the following יַחַד, yakhad).
along with it. I, the Lord, create it.’” ▼
▼tn The masculine singular pronominal suffix probably refers back to יָשַׁע (yashaʿ, “salvation”).
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