Isaiah 55:2-4
Amplified Bible
2
“Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
And your earnings for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight in [a]abundance.(A)
3
“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.(B)
4
“Listen carefully, I have appointed [b]him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],
A leader and commander to the peoples.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit fatness.
- Isaiah 55:4 Or Him (the Messiah Himself).
Isaiah 55:2-4
New International Version
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?(A)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(B)
and you will delight in the richest(C) of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(D) that you may live.(E)
I will make an everlasting covenant(F) with you,
my faithful love(G) promised to David.(H)
4 See, I have made him a witness(I) to the peoples,
a ruler and commander(J) of the peoples.
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