Epiphany Season · Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany · Year C
Sirach 27:4-7 or Isaiah 55:10-13
My Word Shall Not Return Empty
February 27, 2028
Overview & Insights
“So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty…” (Isaiah 55:11)
Isaiah compares God's word to rain and snow that water the earth and make it fruitful, promising that God's word likewise accomplishes what he purposes. The passage closes with a vision of Israel's joyful return from exile, where thorns give way to cypress and myrtle.
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Commentary
Isaiah 55 - Free Grace for All Who Will Come Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of God's word as fruitful, effective rain.
Isaiah Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Isaiah.
Isaiah 55:10 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the rain, the word, and the joyful return.
Isaiah 55:10 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 55 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew of the passage alongside English with linked Jewish commentary.
Isaiah 55:10 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and lexical helps.
Book of Isaiah Overview (Ch. 40-66) BibleProject
An animated overview of Isaiah's second half, including this word of hopeful return.
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