Isaiah 55:11 (YLT)

Passage

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 55:9 For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.

Isaiah 55:10 For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

Isaiah 55:11 So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:12 For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you <FI>with<Fi> singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.

Isaiah 55:13 Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle, And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during--it is not cut off!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "goeth", "mouth", "turneth", "back", "empty", "hath", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "goeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For as come down doth the shower..." into verse 12's "For with joy ye go forth And...", so "word" and "goeth" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "goeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.