Isaiah 55:2-3
New King James Version
2 Why do you [a]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and (A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (C)sure mercies of David.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver
Isaiah 55:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 Why do you [a]spend money for what is (A)not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and (B)eat what is good,
And (C)delight yourself in abundance.
3 (D)Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that [b]you may (E)live;
And I will make (F)an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the (G)faithful mercies [c]shown to David.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit weigh out silver
- Isaiah 55:3 Lit your soul
- Isaiah 55:3 Lit of David
Isaiah 55:2-3
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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit fatness.
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