KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Rain down from the heavens above, and let the skies pour out righteousness like water: let the earth open up and produce salvation, and let righteousness grow up together with it; I the LORD have made this happen.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is calling on all of creation—heaven and earth—to work together to bring about His righteousness and salvation for His people.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Isaiah's prophecy about God's deliverance through King Cyrus of Persia, who would allow the Jewish exiles to return from Babylon around 538 BC. Isaiah uses beautiful imagery of heaven and earth cooperating to emphasize that this restoration is entirely God's work, not human achievement.
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