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Isaiah 55:3

David
Eternal lifeCovenant and promisesObedience

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!

2 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.

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.

5 Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
WEB
Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
ASV
Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
DARBY
Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.
BLB
Incline your⁺ ear and come to Me! Listen, that your⁺ soul with you⁺ may live; and I will make a covenant forever, the loving devotion promised to David.
ÅB
Bøy øret deres hit og kom til meg! Hør! Så skal sjelen deres leve; og jeg vil opprette en evig pakt med dere, og gi dere den samme rike nåden som David fikk[^1].
OTB
Bøy øret til og kom til meg; lytt, så dere kan leve. Jeg vil inngå en evig pakt med dere, min trofaste kjærlighet lovet til David.
B1930
Bøi eders øre hit og kom til mig! Hør! Så skal eders sjel leve; og jeg vil oprette en evig pakt med eder, gi eder Davids rike nåde, den visse. / < d.e. den som blev lovt David; 2SA 7, 12 fg. 1KG 8, 25. SLM 89, 4 fg. 50. APO 2, 30; 13, 34.>

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 32:40

    I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

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  • Proverbs 4:20

    My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

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  • Matthew 11:28

    Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

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  • John 10:27

    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

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  • Acts 13:34

    In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

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  • Genesis 17:7

    I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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  • Isaiah 61:8

    For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.

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  • John 6:37

    Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

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