Isaiah 55:10-13
Ordinary A33
10 For as the rainA and the snowB come down from heaven,C
and do not returnD there until they have wateredE the earth,
making it bring forthF and sprout,
giving seedG to the sowerH and breadI to the eater,
11 so shall my wordJ be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,K
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,L
and succeedM in the thing for which I sentN it.
12 For you shall go out in joy,O
and be led backP in peace;Q
the mountains and the hills before youR
shall burstS into song,T
and all the treesU of the field shall clapV their hands.W
13 Instead of the thornX shall come up the cypress;Y
instead of the brierZ shall come up the myrtle;AA
and it shall be to the LordBB for a memorial,CC
for an everlastingDD signEE that shall not be cut off.FF
Image credit: “Cypresses” by Vincent van Gogh, 1889.