Isaiah 55:2
1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
4 Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
- KJV
- Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
- WEB
- Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.
- ASV
- Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
- DARBY
- Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
- BLB
- Why do you⁺ weigh out silver for [what is] not bread, and your⁺ wages for [what is] not satisfaction? Listen carefully to Me, and eat [what is] good, and let your⁺ soul delight in the richness.
- ÅB
- Hvorfor veier dere ut penger for det som ikke er brød, og deres fortjeneste for det som ikke kan mette? Hør på meg! Så skal dere spise det gode, og deres sjel glede seg ved de fete retter.
- OTB
- Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, og dere skal fryde dere i overfloden.
- B1930
- Hvorfor veier I ut penger for det som ikke er brød, og eders fortjeneste for det som ikke kan mette? Hør på mig! Så skal I ete det gode, og eders sjel glede sig ved de fete retter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:48–58
I am the bread of life.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
Read in contextPsalms 22:26
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
Read in contextPsalms 36:8
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
Read in contextRomans 10:2–3
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
Read in contextHebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:14
I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
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